lt, and what part the queen,
drones and workers play in the life of the colony.

2. Be able to recognize and describe each of the
following: queen, drones, workers, eggs, larvae,
pupae, honey, bee food, wax, pollen, propolis,
brood-nest, comb, different queen cells.

3. Have a practicable knowledge of bee keeping and
assist in hiving a swarm, examining a colony,
removing the comb, finding the queen, putting
foundation in sections, filling and removing
supers, and preparing honey in comb and strained
for market, and present a certificate to this
effect.

4. Know which flowers afford the best food for
bees, and how honey varies according to the
flowers in color and flavor.

REFERENCES:

"Productive Bee Keeping," Pellett.

Bulletins from Bureau of Animal Industry, U. S. Department of
Agriculture.

"Life of the Bee," Maurice Maeterlinck, Dodd.

"Queen Bee," Carl Ewald, Thomas Nelson and Sons.

"How to Keep Bees," A. B. Comstock, Doubleday Page.

BIRD HUNTER SYMBOL--BLUE BIRD

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To qualify for this badge a Girl Scout should belong to the Audubon
Society[8] and be able to answer the following:

1. Give list of twenty wild birds personally observed
and identified in the open and show field notes
including at least the date seen, markings, food
habits, nesting habits if known, and migration, if
any.

2. Give game-bird laws of her State.

3. Name five birds that destroy rats and mice.

4. Give list of ten birds of value to farmers and
fruit growers in the destruction of insects on
crops and trees.

5. (a) Tell what the Audubon Society is and how it
endeavors to protect the birds.

(b) Give name and location of two large bird
refuges; explain the reason for their
establishment and give names of the birds they
protect.

6. (a) Know what an aigret is. How obtained and
from what bird.

(b) Tell methods to attract birds winter and
summer.

1. GENERAL REFERENCES: (At least one must be read
to qualify for badge).

"Method of Attracting Wild Birds," Gilbert H. Trafton, Houghton, Mifflin
Co.

"Bird Study Book," T. Gilber