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and give in a brief but popular way the chief characteristics of the bird, its 

 nesting and food habits, and such other matter as will give the reader a very 

 comprehensive idea of the life history of the bird and its value to man, while 

 the picture printed in the natural colors of the bird serves to familiarize 

 the reader with the bird so it can be recognized when seen in life in its 

 natural surroundings. A series of questions is appended for the use of 

 teachers, and good reference books are suggested for the student. Accom- 

 panying each Leaflet is an outline drawing of the bird which the child is 

 expected to color; this not only serves to interest the pupil, but still further 

 impresses upon its mind the form and colors of the bird. It is believed that 

 when an interest in the live bird has been firmly established in the mind of 

 a young person, it makes an earnest advocate for the protection of the bird. 

 The value of these Leaflets from the viewpoint of educators is best shown 

 by a few extracts from commendatory letters that have been received : 



" I am more than delighted that I can have these Leaflets for my teachers, for I know 

 of nothing which will help them more to keep in touch with the great work of economic 

 ornithology, which is a work that lies before each one who is to be a teacher or an educated 

 farmer. (Signed) Anna Botsford Comstock, 



Bureau of Nature Study, Cornell University." 



"It is my impression from past experience that the Leaflets with colored plates should 

 be of very great educational value in the hands of an interested teacher. Certainly, they 

 teach the distinguishing colors of the birds as well as furnish information about the 

 economic value of the species. (Signed) M. L. Fisher, 



Assistant in Agriculture, Purdue University, Indiana." 



"We think the Educational Leaflets, with colored plates and outlines for pupils, very 

 valuable in school work and in nature study. (Signed) Ida Lee Castleman, 



Herndon Seminary, Va." 



The Association has made a good beginning with its plan to secure the 

 cooperation of the teachers, as its bird Leaflets and outlines are now in use 

 in nearly 100 schools. It is true that this is but a small part of the thousands 

 of such institutions, but it is a beginning, and from it the work must spread 

 until their use is universal. The active Audubon Societies will be expected 

 to carry on the work of introducing the Leaflets and outlines in the schools 

 of their states. This should be done systematically, by first ascertaining the 

 names of the county superintendents and enlisting their sympathy and aid. 

 In the states where the Audubon Society is not strong or active, help will 

 be given by the National Association to enable them to do the work; and in 

 states where there is no Audubon Society, the work will be assumed by the 

 Association for the present or until such time when it can be transferred to 

 a strong local organization. The members of this Association and the 

 members of the State Societies must always bear in mind that the ultimate 

 success of the bird protection movement lies in educating the youth of the 

 country to the love of nature and kindness to her helpless creatures. 



