222 NATURAL HISTORY OF THE FARM 
The record of this study may consist of a table of 
recognition characters of local song-birds, prepared with 
column headings as follows: 
Name of bird. 
Haunts (be as specific as the facts will warrant in indicating 
the kind of cover sought, and the habitual elevation, whether 
in the treetops or on the trunks, in the undergrowth or on the 
ground, whether near or far from water, etc.) 
At rest (give general color and chief 
markings with their location on the 
body—only such as can be seen at 
Recognition colors a short distance on the living bird). 
In-flight (‘flash colors”; i. e., addi- 
itional markings that appear in 
outspread wings and tail). 
Perching attitude. 
Social habit (number seen together, resting or flying. 
State sex, also, when distinguishable). 
Voice (briefly characterize notes of monologue, of social 
converse and of song). 
Flight (undulating, straight or soaring: wing-strokes, 
continuous or intermittent, etc.). 
Familiarity (how close can you approach: estimate in 
yards). 
Remarks. 
