There are many different games that may be played to add interest to a
study of birds. Some of these are adaptable for out-of-doors and some
for the class room. One game that has proven itself to be rather
popular, is _a game of bird parts_.
Equipment: For equipment it is necessary for the instructor to have
either a large colored picture or a real specimen of some bird as
the Meadowlark which is rather distinctively marked.
Rules: First the instructor calls the attention of the children to the
various parts of the bird as outlined upon the chart in this
booklet. He then asks the children to stand and calls out such
body parts as the crown, the nape, the throat, and the shoulder
asking the children to put their hands quickly on the parts of
their bodies that are named. After this brief review the
instructor holds up a different bird and points to the different
parts such as the yellow nape of the Bobolink, the reddish breast
of the Grosbeak and asks the children to name quickly the parts as
they are indicated, at the same time placing their hands upon
these parts as before. The child who makes a mistake is made to
keep his hand where it is, and, by process of elimination, with
the use of several birds it is often possible to find one child
who has alone been undefeated.