The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-06

might De well 10 look over just one Oh
the samples of what course contains.
The bird study consists of the fol-
lowing schedule:
Study the bird chart in the bird
room, or in Chapman's Handbook OF
Birds OF Eastern North America"
Paste or draw a chart in your note
book.
Locate and name. the external parts
OF a bird Of twelve specimens.
Make drawing Of a feather and To-
cate all its parts. Draw a spotted,
streaked. barred and margined feather
from specimens in the bird room.
Draw examples OF four types OF bird
bills; Of four types Of bird feet.
Draw each OF the characters used
in text books for designating the
male and female.
Learn to recognize and describe the
Prospect Park birds in the bird room.
Describe one or more characters
that would enable one to recognize
them in fight.
Make an alphabetical list OF the
birds of each family in the Prospect
Park bird collection. using both the
common and scientific names.
Give the chief characteristics OF
each bird family.
Make list OF all the species in
which the male is unlike the female.
Make a list OF the young birds in
the collection.
Make a list OF the Prospect Park
birds that may be seen in winter.
summer, spring and autumn, or at all
seasons.
Read in the library on the follow
ing topics and keep a complete list OF
references:
Migration, food nesting habits and
enemies OF the Prospect Park birds
Distribution OF birds on the earth.
Value of birds to man.
Why We should study birds.
$500 Working for Medal.
Learn twenty-five birds found in
South America. Learn twenty-five
birds found in the Old World and tell
what countries they come from
These may be found in the bird room
or room OF animal homes.
Name the birds OF the study collec-
ton you were able to identify in the
field.
Present record OF all the living
birds you have seen during three con-
secutive months. Make at least ten
field trips to Prospect Park or else
where.
Write report OF trips you have
taken to the bird cages in Bronx Park
and Prospect Park telling which birds
interested you most and why.
Write a composition OF 500 to 1000
words about birds.
Present your work at a meeting OF
the Children's Museum League.
Show in what way you have sue
seeded in interesting others in bird
study.
Such is the schedule OF work laid
out by the Museum for the boys and
girls through eight different courses
and there are $500 OF them working
toward the silver medal.
Miss Anna Billings Gallup the able
curator OF the Museum, is a busy
woman. She was found in the labora-
tory, or BUSY Bee" room. At one
time this room undoubtedly was the |
conservatory Of the Adams family; It |
Is now used as a workroom for the |
boys and girls. Miss Gallup was
earnestly working with young chap
who had procured a microscope from
the large room where such instruments
are kept. and was trying TO adjust It
for study OF butterfly body.
There, you will find that a better
way" she said as she adjusted the
glass. AS she turned around a little
fellow OF six presented to her a board
on which he had spread" half a dozen
insects.
Miss Gallup, does that look right?"
very nice, indeed, Richard. Have
you identified them?"
I'm Just going TO the insec' case
Insect. Richard"
Yes, Miss Gallup-in-sect"
And of he went with his board In |
his hands. an earnest. bright faced |
little fellow.
YES" said Miss Gallup. sitting down |
at a desk. 'the Busy Bee room is at !
tractive, isn't it7 This is where the |
children work with their magnifying |
glasses and microscopes. We have an |
excellent set of them for use. Break |
them? No, the children have never |
broken anything, not even one OF the |
glass cases OF the smaller boxes they |
carry about with specimens for identi- |
4'-u+1oir-- -Si
THE Busy Bee room IL always open |
to the children from 9 o'clock in the |
morning until o'clock in the evening.
In the spring we start budding twigs