FEBRUARY 167 



They are especially fond of evergreens, in whose bark 

 they find many insect larva. They are thus very useful 

 to us. 



They were at one time much used for decorating 

 women's hats, but the killing of them for this purpose 

 has been stopped by law. Their chief enemy at present 

 is the English sparrow. 



Method : 



Review the birds already studied, all of whom are resi- 

 dents. Why are they residents ? Are all birds resi- 

 dents ? Why do some leave us ? Where do they go ? 

 Who goes first ? Why ? Do any birds come to us in 

 the winter ? Where do they come from ? AVliy ? Where 

 do we most commonly see them ? AVhy ? 



By means of pictures of stuffed birds, teach the chil- 

 dren their striking peculiarities, never forgetting the bills 

 and feet and their meanings. 



LITERATURE 

 Stories : 



The Birds' Christmas (Chickadee), Emilie Poulsson's In the 

 Child's World. 



Poems : 



Titmouse, Emerson, "1 



The Snow Bird (Chickadee), | 



The Snow Bird's Song (Chickadee), | 



What the Snow Bird Said, J 



The Chickadee, Celia Thaxter. 



Snowbird, F. D. Sherman, in Little Folks' Lyrics. 



Snowbird, Dora Goodale. 



Lovejoy's Nature in Verse. 



