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sonijs, nesting and care of young of birds, the liaunts of 

 fishes, the development of frogs, toads, and salamanders, 

 the home-building and feeding-habits of squirrels, mice, 

 and other familiar mammals are all (as has been called 

 attention to at proper places in the book) specialh" fit 

 subjects for field-observation. 



Each pupil should keep a field note-book, recording 

 from da_\- to da}-, under exact date, any observations he 

 ma_\' make. Let the most trixial things be noted; \\hen 

 referred to later in connection with other notes the}' ma}- 

 not seem so tri\'ial. The field note-book should be 

 smaller than the laborator}' note- and drawing-book, 

 small enough to be carried in the pocket. Notes should 

 be made on the spot of obser\'ation ; do not \\-ait to get 

 home. Sketches, even rough ones, may be advanta- 

 geousl}- put into the book. Students with photographic 

 cameras can do some ver}- interesting and valuable field- 

 work in making photographs of animals, their nests and 

 favorite haunts. Such photographic work is \-er}- ellec- 

 tivel}' used now in the illustration of books about animals 

 and plants (see the reproductions of photographs in this 

 book). If the class is making a collection the collecting 

 notes or data made in the field-books of the different 

 pupil collectors should all be transferred to a common 

 " Notes on Collections " book kept b}- the whole class. 



Reference-books. — Throughout the preceding chapters 

 exact references have been made to various books, as 

 many of which as possible should be kept in the school 

 librar}'. Some of these references ha\-e been made ^\-ith 

 special regard to the teacher, but most with special 

 regard to the pupil. All of the books referred to are in- 

 cluded in the following list. Vor the convenience of the 

 prospective buyer the names of the publishers and jirices 

 of the books are appended. In bu}-ing books it is, of 

 course, not necessary to order from the various publishers. 



