SECOND ANNUAL REPORT. 109 
NEW ENGLAND STATES. 
Locality Name of Observer, and Digest of Report. 
Maine :— 
Calais, George A. Boardman, ‘‘ Some kinds all gone, average proba- 
bly half gone.’’ 5, 7. 
Portland, Henry H. Brock, oe Some a % remain, in others 
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Portland, Nathan Clifford Brown, ‘‘ Decreasing.’’ 1, 6, 8. 
Brewer, Manly Hardy, ‘‘ Decreasing; ;'5 to 14 remain.’’ 5, 6, 
a; 
Bangor, S. L. Crosby, ‘Undoubtedly decreasing; % re- 
main.’? 2; 6. 
New Hampshire :— 
Antrim, B. W. Small, ‘*One-fourth remain.’’ 5, 2. 
Milford, J. P. Melzer, * “No special change observed.’ 
Lancaster, F. B. Spaulding, ‘“Many important species have de- 
decreased %.’’ 2. 
Peterboro, Prof. A. B. Call, ‘“ Many species have decreased; a few 
increased.”’ 
Francestown, J. H. Johnson, ‘““Game birds half gone; decrease 
in others.,’’ 
Vermont :-— 
Johnson, Prof. J; B. Ham; ‘“ A visible decrease.”’ 
St. Albans, Mrs. Nelly Hart Woodworth, ‘‘Some species have in- 
creased; many have decreased. 
General decrease about 30% .’’ 6, 7. 
St. Albans, Geo. EK. Edson, ‘* Birds are growing less in number.”’ 
5, 7. 
St. Albans, R. J. Gunn, See report on hunting contests. 
Massachusetts :— 
West Newton, Geo. H. Clark, ‘‘Birds are decreasing; % remain.”’ 
A a yecois, all 
Cambridge, Wm. Brewster, ‘‘Nearly all game birds, water fowl 
and large raptores decreased 10% 
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Worcester, Wm. G. Allen, ‘* One-half as many birds now.’’ 8, 3. 
Springfield, Everett H. Barney, ‘‘ Largely decreasing, % remain.” 9. 
Cambridge, Chas. F. Batchelder, ‘‘ Birds breeding near Cambridge show 
little difference in number.”’ 10, 2, 
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Ponkapog, C. W. and J. H. Bowles, ‘ Bird life stationary.’’ 5. 
Stoneham, C. J. Emerson, ‘“Three-fourths of the birds remain.” 6. 
Melrose, E. F. Holden, *“ Decreasing ; three-fourths as many 
as 10 years ago.’’ 8. 
Boston, F. B. Webster, ““Can see no practical decrease in bird 
life ; fully as many birds as 15 years ago: Cannot 
see that any class of men are doing that which 
would amount to an item in the destruction of 
song birds. Except as to woodcock, game pro- 
tection seems to enable the game birds to hold 
their own against the sportsmen.” - 
