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(7) Their movements in the air: speed, the falcon 647; endurance,
the kite 1U07; floating, the buzzard 297; dashing, the flycatchers 687; the fishhawks 678.
(8) Their songs: call-notes and alarm-notes, the Virginia night-
ingale 334; the canary 321; the mockingbird 1245; the bittern 221; whooping crane 473.
(9) The food of birds, and how they obtain it: the crows 482; the
adjutant 14; the vultures 2031; the hawks 850; the kingfisher 1004; the owls 1403; the nighthawks 1350.
(10) The location and forms of their nests; the number and color
of their eggs; and the way their nests are constructed: birds' nests 217; the oven-bird 1002; thrush 1907; the oriole 1394; the tailor-bird 1865; the swallow 1852; the eggs 589; •bob-white 233; weaver-bird 2060.
(11) The migration of birds: 1223.
7. STUDY OF MAMMALS:
a. The characteristics which distinguish mammals from other animals: 1154.
b. Important classes of mammals: 1154.
(1) Marsupials: 1177; kangaroo 988; opossum 1387; wombat 2105.
(2) Rodents: 1623; rats 1588; rabbits 1577; porcupine 1528;
gophers 781; beavers 188.
(3) Hoofed animals: Ungulates 1966; cow 352; horse 886; pig
1856; deer 513; 1599.
(4) Carnivora: tiger 1911; wolf 2103; fox 703.
(5) Primates: Manlike animals: monkeys 1252; chimpanzees
388; apes 81.
c. How each kind of mammal is specially fitted to live as it does: size;
strength; legs; teeth; jaws; feet. (See references above.)
d. Some domesticated mammals: House-Pets 889; dog 538; cat 347; sheep
1736; cow 352; hog 1856; horse 886.
(1) Animal from which each has probably developed: evolution
637. (See under above heading.)
(2) How they first might have been tamed: 538; 348; 886.
(3) Which was probably domesticated first? 352; 538; 1736.
(4) The relation between the teeth and the kind of food the
animal eats: 886; 889; 540.
(5) The methods of defence of the domesticated animals: 232;
539.
(6) Which animals are best protected from the cold? Sheep 1736;
beaver 188; bear 185.
(7) The relative intelligence of the different domesticated ani-
mals: 348; 539.
r(a) Horse: 886; ass 122; zebra 2129;
quagga 1569. (b) Dog: 539; wolves 2103; jackals
952
.3) Cat: 348; tiger 1911; lion 1077; leopard 1056; puma 1560; jaguar 955.
e. Two common wild animals:
' (a) How the squirrel is suited to his manner of life.
(b) Characteristics of his teeth, feet,
tail, fur.
(c) The kind of food which the squir-
rel eats.
(d) How food is stored.
(e) How he lives through the winter.
(f) The summer home and the winter I home.
(2) The rabbit: 1577; 837.
Note: Study with same outline as above for the squirrel, noting the difference between the rabbits and hares.
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(1) The squirrel: 1806; 1623.
(8) Which wild animals are most like each of the main domesticated animals?
