120 NATURE STUDY. LESSONS FOR PRIMARY GRADES 



ere they were old enough to provide for themselves. 

 We hope for their sake that this may never happen. 

 Before cold weather comes, every owlet is grown 

 and able to care for itself.) 



Frequent reviews should be made by topic, as, 

 " Tell how the eyes fit the screech owl for work at 

 night," or, " In what respect does the owl resemble 

 the cat?" (Its head looks like the cat's, it hunts at 

 night, it likes mice and birds to eat, it can climb, 

 etc.) 



XVI 



THE ENGLISH SPARROW 



This is a bird which we may study at our doors all the year 

 round. No inducement need be offered to bring it near, it 

 never fails us. Since the bird is so common we should know 

 its habits well, but in truth we know little about it. Juncos and 

 sparrows that we love for their music are often called by its 

 name, because so few take pains to identify this very common 

 bird. 



How can you tell the male from the female? 

 (The male has much chestnut in the coloring of its 

 coat and it wears a black goatee. The female wears 

 a light-colored dress in the coloring of which is no 

 chestnut, and it has no black on its throat.) 



Where does the English sparrow live? When 



