Exercises on Lesson VIII.
1. Describe and compare the nests of rook, thrush, and chaffinch. Where would you look for each? 2. How does the chaffinch, in building his nest, imitate the colour of the tree it is built on. Can you see any special reason for this? 3. Make a list of all the British birds you know. Then divide this list into—(1) pretty birds; (2) plain birds; (3) singing birds. 4. Write a description of any bird’s nest you have seen, stating where and how it was built, and also what you learned from it.
Holly branch.