. Bulletin. Agriculture -- Ontario. tion of a nest and its eggs with dates of building, hatching and fljring in the "Nature Notes " of the School-Room is far better than the ruined home with its empty shells. It should be known also that the destruction of harmless birds or their eggs is an offence punishable by fine or imprisonment. In this way the law recognizes the value of the birds in destroying insect enemies of farm and orchard, and in entertainiog us by their songs. There is one bird, however, that deserves no such protection. It builds no nest at all but lays its egg along w
. Bulletin. Agriculture -- Ontario. tion of a nest and its eggs with dates of building, hatching and fljring in the "Nature Notes " of the School-Room is far better than the ruined home with its empty shells. It should be known also that the destruction of harmless birds or their eggs is an offence punishable by fine or imprisonment. In this way the law recognizes the value of the birds in destroying insect enemies of farm and orchard, and in entertainiog us by their songs. There is one bird, however, that deserves no such protection. It builds no nest at all but lays its egg along with those of one of its neighbors where it hatches out and bullies the honest nestlings, often causing their death. When such an eo'cr is found in a nest it should be destroyed for the sake of the others. What bird is this ? In many places very good local colkc- tions of rocks and minerals may be made. These should be ticketed or labelled so that their names and localities may be readily seen, and in the case of useful minerals the composition should also be stated in some simple way. For instance, magnetic iron ore might be shown as containing nearly three-fourths of its weight of iron, or crystalline marble as merely a form of limistone. Stones or pebbles which show the action of nxtural forces like frost, runninof water, etc., have an interest and a use without regard to the materials which they contain. Specimens of fossil animals or plants are of great value as illustrating the simple world- history, now taught in con- nection with physical geo- graphy. Besides the actual objects and its owner? as here described representa- tions such as pictures, drawings, water-color paintings and photographs from nature are all valuable additions and can be used to beautify the Fig. 20 One of the earliest .spring birds colored "like the sky above and like the earth ; Did you ever find "the nest ?. Fig. 21. A good drawing. Do you know this nest o. Please note that th
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