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fifty make their homes here. During the summer you will have the 

 opportunity to visit many bird homes and find out how feathered 

 babies are taught and cared for and disciplined. Let us see whose 

 note-book will have the best sketches and the most accurate descrip- 

 tions of birds seen and observed. 



NOTE TO THE TEACHER. 



Thi* leaflet is the result of original observations combined witti adap- 

 tations from John Burroughs, Maurice Thompson and John B. Grant. 



It is intended to be used by the teacher simply as indicating the man- 

 ner in which children may be interested and directed in the study of birds 

 about them; and also the use which the teacher may malie of the many 

 valuable and Instructive books upon the subject in the way of adapting 

 them to the child's needs. 



This, of course, is an imaginary excursion. The real excursion should 

 have more of the activity of the children in it and its incidents will of 

 necessity be altogether different. It should be remembered that the time 

 at which the birds spoljen of in this paper will appear will depend some- 

 what upon the advancement of the season and also upon the latitude. In 

 order to see the most of them at their best, two or three excursions at 

 least should be taken. 



