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TERMS TO KNOW

1. Habitat: A place occupied by a particular animal or plant to live in

2. Beak: A hard pointed or curved outer tip of a bird’s mouth
3. Bird feeder: A container with food for birds that is kept outdoors

4. Birdbath: A small and shallow bowl that contains water for birds to drink, bathe
and cool themselves

QUICK LOOK

1. Birds possess various features that help them to fl y, eat their food, build their nests
and live in diff erent places.

2. Each bird lives in its own habitat.
3. A bird has a streamlined body that helps it to fl y.
4. Birds use their beaks to catch and eat food, and to feed their young ones.

5. Birds have diff erent kinds of beaks to suit the type of food they eat.
6. Birds have diff erent kinds of feet and claws. They have four toes on each foot.
7. Feathers help the bird to keep itself warm and to camoufl age.

8. Birds fl y with the help of their wings.
9. A bird fl aps its wings in two special ways called upstroke and downstroke.
10. Birds feed on diff erent types of food depending upon their type of beaks and

claws.
11. Birds build diff erent types of nests to lay and hatch their eggs.
12. Birds lay their eggs in nests and look after them till their baby birds grow

independent.

EXERCISES

A. Fill in the blanks.

1. Birds have strong muscles called the ______________ muscles that help
them to fl ap their wings.

2. Birds of prey have strong, sharp and hooked claws called ______________.

3. The ______________ feathers are used in fl apping and the tail feathers
help the bird to change its ______________ during a ______________.

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