THE NEW STUDENT'S DEFERENCE WORK
b. Snakes: 1773; rattlesnake 1588; copperhead 452; boa 231; cobra 417.
c. Turtles:
6. STUDY OF BIRDS:
a. Classification of birds: 217.
(1) Color, scales and fangs: 1773.
(2) Moulting of skin: 1773.
(3) Means of movement: 1773.
(a) Of what it consists:
rattlesnakes 1588; copperhead 452.
(4) Food: <{ (b) How obtained: black
snake 223.
(c) How digested: Boa 231.
(1) Protective covering of the turtle:
1958.
(2) Different kinds of turtles: 1959.
(3) Manner of swimming and di-
ving: 1959.
(4) Food, how obtained, of what it
consists: 1959; 1925. L (5) The eggs of the turtle: 1959; 589.
(1) As to zone on the earth where found:
(2) As to the habitat without regard to climate:
(a) Tropical birds: parrots 1425; birds
of paradise 218.
(b) Birds of temperate zones", hawks
850; crows 482; sparrows 1791.
(c) Birds of cold climates: Auk 138;
goose 780; migration 1223; owl 1404.
1. Divers: like the
loon 536; gull 814; albatross 39; pelican 1442.
2. Swimmers: like the (a) Water-birds: J duck 557; goose
780; swan 1853.
3. Waders: like the
heron 869; crane 473; and flamingo 680.
(b) Shore-birds: like the snipe 1773; and
plover 1505.
(c) Land-birds: like the quail 1570; tur-
key 1995; robin 1620; and bluebird 231. b. Things to notice In studying birds:
(1) Size — compared with some very common bird, as the robin which measures 10 inches: 1620; lark 1031; oriole 1394.
(a) Is it to attract attention like the
Baltimore oriole's? 164.
(b) Is it for protection like the meadow
larks? 1194.
(c) Notice the differences in color be-
tween the male and the female: as in the bobolink 232.
(3) Notice the special markings: as in the plover 1505; the owl
1404.
(4) The shape: as in the loon 536; the flamingo 680; the emu 613.
(5) The bill, wing, tail and feet: as in the pelican 1442; humming-
bird 898; falcon 647; albatross 39; gull 813; peacock 1434; condor 440.
(6) Movements on land: as skulking the rail 1581; walking the
adjutant 14; running, the sandpiper 1674; ostrich 1398; diving, the divers 536; swimming, the ducks 557.
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(2) Color:
