. Bird-lore . e not seen on the trip, they should be noted now. Compare the arrangement of the toes with that of the Robin. The Flicker has twotoes in front and two behind, the Robin has three in front and one behind. Who remem-bers something the Woodpecker was doing that it could not have done as well if itstoes had been arranged like the Robins? (Clinging to the side of the tree.) What wasthe position of its tail when it was clinging to the trunk? (It was bent under against thetree.) Look closely at the tail and tell how it differs from the Robins tail. (It has sharp-pointed, stiff feathers.
. Bird-lore . e not seen on the trip, they should be noted now. Compare the arrangement of the toes with that of the Robin. The Flicker has twotoes in front and two behind, the Robin has three in front and one behind. Who remem-bers something the Woodpecker was doing that it could not have done as well if itstoes had been arranged like the Robins? (Clinging to the side of the tree.) What wasthe position of its tail when it was clinging to the trunk? (It was bent under against thetree.) Look closely at the tail and tell how it differs from the Robins tail. (It has sharp-pointed, stiff feathers.) What use does the Flicker make of such a tail? (Helps holditself on the trunk.) We call this kind of tail a prop. Tell the different ways in which theWoodpecker is fitted to cling to tree trunks. (The toes are arranged like ice-tongs fornipping, and the bird braces itself with its tail.) Why does the Flicker want to cling tothe side of the tree? (To excavate for grubs, or to build a home.) What tool does the. Fig. FEMALE FLICKER, REDHEADED AND HAIRY WOODPECKERS MALE FLICKER Flicker use for this work? (The bill.) In what way is its bill a good instrument for thiswork? (Sharp-pointed, stout and hard.) The teacher may now tell the class the following story, using material such as isshown in Fig. i to illustrate the point. Yesterday, we found places in the apple treewhere Dr. Woodpecker had performed a surgical operation. (Open the sticks, whichhave been split.) Inside of this tree were worm tracks such as are seen here. Wormsdid not make these borings, but young beetles called grubs. They correspond to the<:aterpillar stage of the butterfly. Dr. Woodpecker came along and saw where had broken entrance and decided that here was a good meal. Now he did notstart to get baby beetle by boring in at the place where the grub entered, as perhaps youand I would do. He held his head close to the trunk and listened. The hard, dry woodis a good telephone, and he heard the grub cli
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