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STUDY OF BIRDS. 



I. Parts of Body. 



1. Head: bill — upper mandible and lower mand- 



ible, forehead, crown, hind head, nape, throat, 

 ears, chin, eyes, nostrils. 



2. Body: back, rump, upper tail coverts, tail, un- 



der tail coverts, abdomen, breast. 



3. Wings : primaries or hand, secondaries or fore- 



arm, tertiaries or arm, false wing or thumb, 

 greater middle and small wing coverts. 



4. Legs: femur, tarsus, metatarsus, hind toe, in- 



ner or second toe, outer or front toe, middle or 

 third toe. 

 II. Environment: air — aerial; earth — terrestial; wa- 

 ter — aquatic. 

 III. Adaptation of structure to food getting. Birds of 

 prey, climbers, flyers, scratchers, swimmers, 

 waders, divers. 

 IV. Relation of color to nesting habits. Dull color and 



open nests; brilliant color and concealed nests. 

 V. Compare nests : location, material, size, structure. 

 VI. Compare food : manner of securing — characteristics. 

 A^I. Care and rearing of young. 

 VIII. Emphasize beauty, song, use. Kindness to birds. 

 IX. Compare likenesses and differences in structure, 

 habits, and usefulness. 



