Buel P. Colton
Published: 2017-11-25
Total Pages: 612
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Excerpt from Zoology: Descriptive and Practical, Descriptive They should be studied before the season Of frosts. On the other hand, fishes can as well, or better, be studied later. Since the natural history point of view is prominent, the general principle regulating the order of study should be, follow the season. The birds, too, should receive attention during the first part of the term, for many of them migrate early. It is not necessary, nor always desirable, to complete the study of one group before beginning another. Two lines of work can profitably be pursued on alternate days or weeks. For fall work, the order here given has been found satisfactory. But circumstances call for considerable variation; it is not necessary ta follow any given order with slavish fidelity. If the work begins in th spring, the teacher may prefer to begin with the crayfish, clam, fish, or frog. There are some advantages in beginning with the lowest animals and studying them in the ascending order. This gives the clearest idea Of the natural sequence Of the animal kingdom. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.