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CONTENTS. 



the Decrease of 



Wild-: 



fowl, . 



PART III. 

 The Conservation of Game Birds, Wild-fowl and Shore Birds: 

 The Economic Value of Game Birds, Wild-fowl and Shore Birds, 

 The Decrease of Game Birds in Massachusetts, 



The Recuperative Powers of Nature, 

 The Causes of the Decrease of Game Birds, 



Market Hunting, .... 



Spring Shooting, .... 



Summer Shooting, 



Settlement and Agriculture as a Cause for 



Night Shooting, .... 



Pursuing Wild-fowl in Boats, . 



The Use of Live Decoys, 



The Elements, Storms and Cold, 



Epidemic Diseases, 



Natural Enemies, .... 



Telegraph, Telephone and Trolley Wires, 

 Minor Causes of the Decrease of Birds, . 



Lead Poisoning, .... 



The Destruction of the Feeding Grounds, 

 Erroneous Opinions regarding the Causes of the Decrease of Game 

 Wild-fowl and Shore Birds, 



The Destruction of the Eggs of Wild-fowl for Commercial 



The Decline of Agriculture, ..... 



The Increase of Cottages and Camps, 



The Shortening of the Open Season, 

 Guns Most Destructive, ...... 



The Viewpoint of the Hunter, .... 



The Introduction of Foreign Game Birds, 



Game Preserving, ....... 



The Game Preserve increases Insectivorous Birds, 

 Methods of Attracting Water-fowl, .... 



Attracting Upland Game Birds, ..... 

 Statutory Game Protection, ...... 



Federal Supervision of the Protection of Migratory Birds, 



Public Game and Bird Reservations, 

 A Brief Summary of Needed Reforms for Game Protection, 

 Enforcement of the Game Laws, ..... 

 A List of the Names of those who filled out the Blank Forms for Informa- 

 tion, which form the Basis of the Estimates on the Recent De- 

 crease of Game Birds, Wild-fowl and Shore Birds, 

 Index, ............. 



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