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APPENDIX H. 



LIST OF NATURE-STUDY COLLECTIONS 



Loaned to the Public Schools by 



The American Museum of Natural History 



To meet the numerous requests received from teachers to supply 

 them with nature-study material, The American Museum of Natural 

 History has prepared several small collections of natural-history 

 specimens, which are loaned for short periods to the public schools 

 of Greater New York. These collections are as follows: 



Native Birds. Adapted for Grades 1A-4B : 



Owl Set — Containing owl, chickadee, nuthatch, song sparrow, kinglet 



Blue Jay Set — Containing blue jay, woodpecker, crossbill, junco, English 

 sparrow 



Robin Set — Containing robin, red-winged blackbird, oriole, meadow-lark, 

 chipping sparrow 



Bluebird Set — Containing bluebird, phoebe, barn swallow, house wren, chim- 

 ney swift 



Tanager Set — Containing scarlet tanager, red-eyed vireo, goldfinch, hum- 

 ming-bird, pigeon 



Small Mammals Adapted for Grades 1A-5A: 



Containing a representative of each of four distinct groups of animals : The 

 mole, an animal that lives underground; the bat, an animal that flies 

 through the air; the squirrel, a rodent or gnawing animal; and the weasel, 

 a carnivore or predatory, flesh-eating animal 



Insects. Adapted for Grades 2A-5A: 



Containing cynthia and cecropia moths, monarch butterfly, etc., and typical 

 representatives of the different groups of insects 



Economic Insects. Adapted for Grades 2A-5A : 



Specimens representing the complete life-history of the silkworm, a useful 

 insect, and of the tent caterpillar, an injurious insect 



Special Insects. Adapted for Grades 2A-5A: 



Containing life-history of cecropia moth, development of monarch butterfly, 

 life and work of honey-bee, and household insects 



Mollusks. Adapted for Grades 4A and 5A: 



Containing shells of about twenty-five mollusks. including specimens of the 

 oyster, clam and chambered nautilus 



Crabs. Adapted for Grade 5A : 



Containing relatives of the common blue crabs 



Starfishes and Worms. Adapted for Grades 4A and 5A: 

 Containing typical species of the two groups 



Sponges and Corals. Adapted for Grades 4A and 5A : 



Containing about fifteen species of corals and their relatives 



