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Where is the Ostrich found ? The Bird of Paradise ? 



What large bird in South America is similar to the Ostrich ? 

 The Rhea. 



What bird in Australia is similar to the Ostrich? The Emu. 



What bird in Asia is similar to the Ostrich ? The Cassowary. 



How do these four birds move from place to place ? By walking 

 and running. How are Ostrich eggs hatched? How does an 

 Ostrich try to escape? How does an Ostrich sometimes defend 

 itself? 



What birds are sometimes used as letter-carriers? 



How are young birds usually hatched from the egg? By the 

 heat of the old bird which covers or sits upon the eggs. 



How are Mound Birds of Australia hatched ? By the heat of the 

 mound or of the sand in which the eggs are laid. 



In what other way are eggs hatched without the aid of the old 

 birds ? By placing the eggs in hot ovens. 



What reptiles lay their eggs in the sand, as Mound Birds do, to 

 be hatched out by the sun's heat? Turtles. 



Mention some of the uses of birds. What birds are useful to 

 us for their flesh ? For their feathers? For their eggs ? 



What bird finds its food in the trunks of trees? The Wood- 

 pecker. How does it get the insects on which it feeds? How 

 does it find the spot where the insect is ? 



What bird is remarkable for its great sack or pouch under its 

 bill ? For what does it use this sack ? How do Pelicans catch 

 fish ? How do they feed their young ? What kind of feet has the 

 Pelican ? What other birds have webbed feet ? 



What kind of a bird is the Heron? How does it catch fish? 

 In what kind of places ? What beautitul red bird resembles the 

 Heron ? The Flamingo. Where is the Flamingo found ? In 

 Asia, Africa and Southern Europe. What does it eat ? 



What large white bird resembles the Heron ? The White Stork. 

 Does the Stork always stay in one place? Where does it spend 

 the winter? The summer? How does it build its nest? Is it 

 an intelligent and observing bird ? How do you know ? Is it 

 fond of children? How do you know? Is the young Stork fond 

 of its parents and grandparents? How does it show its fondness 



