Visit your neighbourhood areas and observe different birds on trees, in water, on the ground and in the bushes. Now identify some common birds and observe the kind of food they eat. On the basis of your observations, complete the given table.
Name of the bird – Sparrow, Pigeon, Eagle, Peacock
Place where you saw it – Skylight, Temple, Jungle, Zoo
Food it ate – seed and grain, Seed and grain, Flesh, Insect
Something to Know
A. Fill in the blanks.
1. Birds do not have teeth to eat food.
2. Sunbird sucks nectar from flowers.
3. A duck has a flat and broad beak.
4. A penguin uses its webbed feet to swim.
5. Crane and jacana are wading birds.
B. Match the following:
1. sunbird (d) probing beak.
2. eagle (g) piercing and tearing beak.
3. parrot (e) curved beak.
4. duck (a) sifting beak.
5. swallow (b) sticky beak.
6. woodpecker (c) chiseling beak.
7. pigeon (f) crushing beak.
C. Tick (✔) the correct option.
1. A sparrow uses its short and hard beak for-
(a) sucking nectar from flowers
(b) sifting food from mud
(c) catching flies while flying
(d) crushing of grains (✔)
Answer – (d) crushing of grains (✔)
2. A hoopoe takes out insects and worms from the holes in the ground with the help of its-
(a) strong, short and straight beak
(b) long and slender beak (✔)
(c) broad beak that has holes on the sides
(d) curved and hard beak
Answer – (b) long and slender beak (✔)
3. A bird, that does not have strong and sharp claws, is the-
(a) eagle
(b) duck (✔)
(c) vulture
(d) hawk
Answer – (b) duck (✔)
4. Birds, that have two toes pointing upwards and two downwards, are known as-
(a) scratching birds.
(b) wading birds
(c) climbing birds (✔)
(d) perching birds
Answer – (c) climbing birds (✔)
5. It is a perching bird.
(a) sparrow (✔)
(b) jacana
(c) hen
(d) duck
Answer – (a) sparrow (✔)
D. Answer the following questions in brief.
1. What do birds use for preening their feathers?
Answer – Birds use their beak for preening their feathers.
2. How is a crushing beak helpful to a pigeon?
Answer – Pigeon uses it for crushing seeds and grains and thereby making them soft before eating.
3. What are claws?
Answer – Claws are the long-curved nails present on the feet.
4. Name three birds of prey.
Answer – Three birds of prey are-
Eagle
Vulture
Hawk
5. What prevents the body of crane and jacana from sinking in water?
Answer – The widely spread toes of crane and jacana prevent their body from sinking in water.
E. Answer the following questions.
1. Write two main uses of a beak of a bird.
Answer – Two main uses of beak are:
Beaks are used for tearing, biting, chiseling and crushing the food.
Beaks are used for preening the feathers.
2. How are claws helpful to a bird?
Answer – Claws are used for climbing, protecting, holding food, swimming and perching.
3. How does a swallow catch its food?
Answer – Swallow catches it prey with the help of its broad and sticky tongue.
4. How do webbed feet help a duck to swim?
Answer – Ducks have webbed feet that help them to swim. They use their feet to paddle and push the water while swimming.
5. What type of feet do the scratching birds have?
Answer – Starching birds have strong feet with three toes in front and one at back. Each has a sharp claw to scratch the ground in search of seeds and insects present in the soil.
Value Based Question
Neha was travelling with her family in a car. On the way, she noticed that some children, going in another car, were throwing out banana and orange peels out of the car window. She did not like this at all.
When they all stopped at a restaurant on the way, Neha went to those children and told them that they should not behave in a way that makes the environment dirty. She told them that in nature also, birds, like vultures, eat away dead animals to keep the environment clean. The children realised their mistake.
1. What kind of good habits does Neha have?
Answer – Neha has good habits like she maintains cleanliness and she is active regarding cleanliness.
2. Why is it important for all of us to keep our environment clean?
Answer – It is important for us to keep our environment clean because cleanliness is the way to lead healthy life.
3. How do vultures help in cleaning the environment? What kind of beaks do these birds have?
Answer – Vulture eat dead animals and keep the environment clean. They have piercing and tearing beak.
Something to Do
1. Cut the pictures of different birds and paste them in your scrapbook. Find out about the type of beaks and claws they have and the reason for the same.
Answer – Students will prepare a scrapbook under the supervision and guidance of subject teacher.
2. Go for a morning walk and try to listen to the sounds made by different birds.
Answer – Students will do this task at their own.
3. Keep different food stuffs, such as grains, fruits, leftover bread, in an open place. Try to observe the beaks and claws of birds eating these food items.
Answer – Students will do this task especially on Sunday or in holidays because its time taking process.
4. Observe the claws/feet carefully and name the birds. Also mention the use of the claws/feet for each bird.
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