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and we are very certain that the same female bird built in the vines of our 

 piazza for seven consecutive years; it took two years to win her confi- 

 dence; but after that, she seemed to feel as if she were a part of the family 

 and regarded us all as friends. We were sure that during her fifth year 

 she brought a new young husband to the old nesting site ; probably her 

 faithful old husband had been served for a dinner in some Tennessee hotel 

 during the previous winter. 



Young robins. Their spotted breasts show their relationship to the thrushes. 



(Photo by Silas Lottridge). 



LESSON X 

 The Robin 



Leading thought — To understand all we can about the life and ways of 

 the robin. 



Methods — For first and second grades this work may be done by 

 means of an extra blackboard, or what is far better, sheets of ordinary, 

 buff, manilla wrapping paper fastened together at the upper end, so that 

 they may be hung and turned over like a calendar. On the outside page 

 make a picture of a robin in colored chalk or crayons, coloring according 

 to the children's answers to questions of series "b" . Devote each page 

 to one series of questions, as given below. Do not show these questions 

 to the pupils until the time is ripe for the observations. Those pupils 

 giving accurate answers to these questions should have their names on a 

 roll of honor on the last page of the chart. 



