A pair of Pintail Ducks. 





Bird banding in North America is under the. general direction of the 

 Fish and Wildlife Service, U. S. Department of the Interior, and the 

 Canadian Wildlife Service, Department of Northern Affairs and National 

 Resources. To avoid confusion in band numbers, all bands used on migra- 

 tory birds in North America are issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

 Service. 



Prepared in Office of Information, Fish and Wildlife Service, 



United States Department of the Interior, Washington 25, D. C. 



Circular 79. January 1960. 



GPO 907 356 



UNITED STATES 

 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 



FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 

 WASHINGTON 2S. D. C. 



POSTAGE AND FEES PAID 

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