QUESTIONS 



Concerning the Natural History 

 of the 



1. Habitat: Is it found in dry uplands, dense woods, open 



grass lands, marshes, or near water? 

 What reason is there for its choice of locality? 



2. Voice of Male : What are its call notes, song, alarm notes, 



and variations of the same? 

 Are they given on the ground or in trees ? 

 Time of day; time of year? 



3. Voice of Female : As above. 



4. Voice of Young: As above. 



5. Care of Yoltng: What devices do the parents use to pro- 



tect the young? 



6. Habits: Does the male fight? 



Time of day; time of year? 

 When does it feed ? 

 Where is the heat of the day spent? 

 Describe its flight? 



7. Signals: What sounds other than vocal are made? 



Time of day and of year? 

 Before or after singing? 



8. Senses: Does it rely on its eyes or ears? 



9. Success in Life: Effect of the increase of civilization on 



the species ? 

 Does it adapt itself to deforestation? 

 Is the species decreasing and why? 



10. Roosts: Where does it roost; singly, in pairs, in a family or 



several birds together? 



11. P'ood: Does it feed onlj^ on the ground and how? 



Does the food change with time of life or time of year? 

 Is it fattened or affected in other noticeable ways by any 

 food? 



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