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by Ernest Thompson Seton
(In all these coups, the word "identify" means show clearly and prove
to the satisfaction of the examiner that you can identify. If necessary, pictures may be
used for identification when it is impossible to obtain the animal or plant itself.)
 | Mammals (only one in this department may be counted for Sagamoreship. )
 | Identify 25 wild or domesticated mammals which have been observed in the field, for coup.
45 for grand coup. |
| Identify 50 mammals observed in museum or zoo, for coup. 100 for grand coup. |
| Identify 25 fur-bearing animals used commercially, observed in field, museum or fur
market, for coup. 40 for grand coup. |
| Know the following items about 10 of our wild animals, for coup; 25 for grand
coup. |
| General color, average size and weight, range, haunts, den, food, enemies, voice, mating
habits, character and number of young, home life of the animal, and its use to man.
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| Birds (Only two in this department may be counted for Sagamoreship. )
| Make a record of at least 25 birds, identified and observed in the field, recording
name, date, where seen and what doing, for coup. 50 for grand coup. |
| Identify in the field 35 wild birds for coup. 75 for grand coup. |
| Identify in the field by note 25 wild birds for coup; 50 for grand coup. |
| Make careful observations and records of the building of a bird's nest. Records should
include description of location of nest, date when started, materials used, how the work
was done, and date of completion, for coup. In addition, observe the feeding of
the young of a pair of birds for 8 continuous hours. Record the time of beginning of
observations, time of visit of each parent bird, whether made by male or female, if
distinguishable; character of food if possible; location of feeding ground, for grand
coup. |
| Identify 100 native birds as seen mounted in a museum, the female and young to count
separately when they are wholly different from the male, for coup. 200 for grand
coup. |
| Identify in the museum the nests of 25 species of wild birds for coup; 25
collected after the nesting season and correctly named, for grand coup. |
| Identify in a museum the eggs of 25 species of wild birds, for coup; 50 for
grand coup. |
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| Fish (Only 1 in this department allowed for Sagamoreship.)
| Catch and identify 8 species of fish, and give an account of where and how each were
caught. Know the main provisions of the game laws concerning fish of your state, for coup.
16 species for grand coup. |
| Identify 25 species of fish seen alive or in the market for coup;
40 for grand coup. |
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| Insects (Only 1 in this department allowed Sagamoreship.)
| Make a Lubbock's ant nest, install a colony of ants, and keep under observation for
two months, making a record of what was observed, for coup. Of two species
of ants, for two months, for grand coup. |
| Identify 15 butterflies in the field, for coup. 25 for grand
coup. |
| Identify 25 butterflies in the museum for coup. 40 for grand
coup. |
| Identify 25 moths for coup. 50 for grand coup. |
| Identify 50 insects other than those included in the above coups, for coup. 100
for grand coup. |
| Collect and mount for comparison the 4 cocoons, Promethea, Cynthia, Cecropia and
Polyphemus and give life cycle, for coup. Same for caterpillar and moth of each,
for grand coup. |
| Take full charge of a swarm of bees for two months, and record habits of bees
observed, amount of honey made, condition of swarm at close of period, for coup; six
months for grand coup. |
| Trail (not casually discover) a colony of honeybees to a bee tree, for coup. Transfer
the bees to a modern hive acceptable to the bees, for grand coup. |
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| Wild Flowers (Only 1 in this department allowed for Sagamoreship.)
| Find in the field 40 wild flowers and record for each species the name, date, when seen,
place where seen, character of habitat, abundance, and know what wild flowers need
protection, for coup; 80 for grand coup. |
| Identify 40 garden flowers for coup; 60 for grand coup. |
| Collect and identify 20 weeds found in garden or cultivated crops, for coup; 40
for grand coup. |
| Collect and identify 8 grasses, for coup; 16 for grand coup. |
| Make blue prints of 30 wild flowers which have been identified, for coup; 50
for grand coup. |
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| Trees and Shrubs (Only 2 in this department allowed for Sagamoreship. )
| Identify by leaf or fruit, or both, according to any standard authority, 25 trees
and tell something interesting about each, for coup; in addition, identify by twigs
and bark in winter 20 trees, for grand coup. |
| Identify, according to any standard authority, 20 shrubs, for coup; in
addition, identify by twigs and bark in winter 15 shrubs, for grand coup. List must
not contain any species for which credit has been given in tree coup. |
| Make a set of blue prints, ink prints or smoke prints of the leaves of 25 species of
trees and correctly label. Make a set of blue prints, ink prints or smoke prints of 25
shrubs and correctly label. Either for coup; both for grand coup. This
coup may be taken instead of the first one in this department, but both may not be
counted by the same person for Sagamoreship or lower degree. |
| Make a collection of the woods of 20 native trees, samples to be not less than 2
inches in diameter, and of uniform length, for coup. In addition, make an exhibit
of 10 different forest trees, mounting in permanent form, leaf, flower, fruit, bark,
twigs, to show the method of branching and specimen of wood of each species, for grand
coup. |
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| Fruits and Seeds
| Collect and identify the seeds of 40 plants including the fruit where possible, for
coup; 75 for grand coup. |
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| Non-flowering Plants (Only 1 in this department for Sagamoreship. )
| Identify from living plants 18 ferns, for coup; 35 for grand coup. |
| Identify from living plants 15 mosses and lichens, for coup; 30 including at
least 4 club mosses, for grand coup. |
| Dry and mount 25 ferns, properly identified, for coup; 50 for grand coup. |
| Identify 25 mushrooms, stating which are poisonous. Identify 10 species of
under-water plant. Either for coup; both for grand coup. |
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| Geology, etc.
| Identify 30 minerals. Identify, referring to their proper strata, 20 fossils. Either for
coup; both for grand coup. |
| Know, name and describe the 14 great divisions of the earth's crust, according to
any established authority; also define watershed, delta, drift, fault, glacier, terrace,
stratum, dip, and identify 10 different kinds of rock, for coup. In addition,
define sediment, metamorphic, anti-clinal, synclinal, moraine; coal, metal, mineral,
petroleum, and identify in all 20 kinds of rock, for grand coup. |
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For Further Information, See: The
Birch Bark Roll
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