A bird, whose breast is spotted may look striped when seen at a distance.
"When you are in doubt about the name of a bird that you have seen, you can come here and look for it; but very few children can do so.

At best they can only look at pictures, and I do not wish you to depend upon the specimens in this room." "No," said Rap, "because if our bird stories are printed, and other children read them, they may not have an uncle with a 'wonder room'; and so they must learn the names without." "That is another reason why we must have a great many pictures in our book, for these children," said the Doctor.

"Now write the names of the six classes into which all our birds are to be gathered.
"I.

The Birds that Sing.
"II.

The Birds that Croak and Call.
"III.