90 NATURE STUDY LESSONS FOR PRIMARY GRADES 



4. TEST EXERCISES 



Children who have observed closely quite a 

 number of birds will enjoy occasionally test exer- 

 cises like the following : — 



(a) What birds that you know wear some robin- 

 red? (In Northern Illinois this list will quite likely 

 contain the robin, the bluebird, the catbird, the 

 orchard oriole, the red-breasted nuthatch.) The 

 pupil who has the longest correct list is the winner 

 in the contest. 



Make a list of all of the birds which you know 

 which wear white ; black ; yellow ; blue ; red ; 

 brown. 



(6) What is the smallest bird you know? Name 

 other little birds. 



What is the largest bird you know ? Name other 

 large birds. 



(c) Which of your bird acquaintances feed upon 

 seeds? On worms? On insects in the air? On 

 insects under the bark of trees? On fruit? 



(d) What birds which you know run? Hop? 

 Walk? Which ones get about in more than one 

 way? 



(e) What birds perch on the trunks of trees ? etc. 



