This section is from the book "The Book Of Woodcraft", by Ernest Thompson Seton. Also available from Amazon: The Book of Woodcraft.
(Revised by Frank M. Chapman, of the American Museum of Natural History, New York City,)
Know and name correctly 25 native wild quadrupeds, for coup; know and name correctly 50, and tell something about each, for grand coup.
Know and draw unmistakable pictures of 25 tracks of our four-foot animals, for coup; of 50 for grand coup.
Know and name correctly 100 of our native birds as seen mounted in a museum, the female and young to count separately, when they are wholly different from the male. This counts coup; 200 birds for grand coup.
Know and name correctly 50 wild birds in the field; this counts coup; 100, grand coup.
Recognize 50 wild birds by note, for coup; 100 for grand coup.
Know and name 10 turtles for coup; 20 for grand coup, with something interesting about each.
Know and name 10 different snakes, tell which are poisonous, for coup; 20 snakes for grand coup.
Know and name correctly 10 Batrachians for coup; 20 for grand coup.
Know and name 25 fish for coup; 50 fish for grand coup.
(Revised by John Burroughs).
Know and name 25 native land and fresh-water shells, for coup; 50 for grand coup.
Know and name 25 moths, for coup; 50 for grand coup.
Know and name 25 butterflies, for coup; 50 for grand coup.
Know and name 50 other insects for coup; 100 for grand coup.
Know and name correctly, i.e., with the accepted English names, according to any standard authority, 25 trees, and tell something interesting about them, counts coup; 50 for grand coup.
Know and name correctly 50 of our wild flowers, for coup; 100 for grand coup.
Know and name correctly 25 of our wild ferns, for coup; 50 for grand coup.
Know and name correctly 25 of our native mosses, for coup; 50 for grand coup.
Know and name 50 common toadstools or mushrooms, for coup; 100 for grand coup.
 
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