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MANUAL OF NATURE STUDY. 
How? Then should they be killed just because 
they are toads, frogs, turtles and snakes? 
Call attention to the fact that there are but 
two kinds of poisonous snakes in Indiana, viz.:— 
the rattle snake and copperhead. Should the 
garter snake be destroyed simply because its 
brother rattle snake and copperhead do harm? 
The teacher should try to induce the children to 
lay aside their prejudices against harmless snakes, 
frogs, toads and turtles. 
2. The native wild animals common to locality .— 
Help the children to make a list of the birds of the 
neighborhood, distinguishing between those that 
migrate and those that remain over winter. The 
following plan may serve to show what can be 
done in the study of birds:— 
English Sparrows. 
1. Color of male; of female. 
2. Size of male; of female. 
3. Where do they live? 
4. What do they eat? 
5. Where do they spend the winter? 
6. Where do they nest? 
This study may be made in autumn and verified 
in spring. 
7. Where do they roost at night? 
8. Why do they not roost on the ground? 
