504 



GAME BIRDS. WILD-FOWL AND SHORE BIRDS. 



them are gunners, of whom a fair proportion might also be 

 ranked as ornithologists, and the list includes some of the 

 principal ornithologists of Massachusetts. 



Table indicating the Decrease of Certain Game Birds, Wild-fowl and Shore 

 Birds in Massachusetts. 



i Average time of observation, 27 years, 3 months.) 



