^ SONG: 



*" Spring o' the Y-e-a-r ! 

 in piercing tones 



SEASON: 

 April to late October 



THE BEARD BIRDS 

 MEADOW-LARK 



STAND-UP— LIFE SIZE 



(PATENTED MAY 12, 1914 



BEFORE CUTTING 

 OUT COLOR WITH 

 DRY CRAYON PENCILS 



Throat enclosed in line, bright lemon 

 yellow. Breast enclosed in line, 

 bright lemon yellow. Back enclosed 

 in line, also tail, dark brown. Rub 

 brown pencil over black markings as 

 well as over the other portions. 



Feet, and legs below joint, pink. 



Entire wings, dark brown. Rub brown 

 pencil over black markings. 



Space over eye enclosed in line, bright 

 yellow. 



Stan' 



Cut out bird, wings and half-stand. 



Gut slit A in wings and slit A in back. 



Bend out lower part of stand on bird and 

 lower part of half-stand along dotted 

 lines. Paste upper part of half-stand 

 to upper part of stand on bird. Paste 

 bottom of stand on stiff paper and cut 

 the paper off around the stand/ 



Slide slit A in wings into slit A in back 

 as far as it will go. 



Bend down wings a little. 



