2 OUR NATIVE BIRDS 
a decrease of bird life varying from 10 per cent in 
Nebraska to 77 per cent in Florida, namely : — 
Arkansas, 50 per cent Mississippi, 37 per cent 
District of Columbia, 33 “ “ Missouri, a6.  « 
Colorado, DSi RS Foe Montana, fi eon 
Connecticut, wo. eee ss New Hampshire, 32 “ & 
Florida, i. Foo New Jersey, SY Mepis 
Georgia, 635 pe eS New York, 43. Oe 
Idaho, AA) a te as Nebraska, 10s Soars 
Tllinois, Oo et North Dakota, 55) ae 
Indiana, a0 Ohio, 50S ae 
Indian Territory, is ele Pennsylvania, 3) ie 
Towa, Oi, Seat Rhode Island, GO “: & 
Louisiana, 4 te le South Carolina, Oo, hare 
Maine, - eee ae Texas, OY aa 
Massachusetts, ot yet as Vermont, 30 ae 
Michigan, Day ee we Wisconsin, AQ: 6. Os 
These states and territories comprise about three- 
fifths of the whole United States, and this vast area 
shows an average decrease of 46 per cent. 
The states of North Carolina, Oregon, and California 
reported that there were as many birds as fifteen years 
ago. 
Four states — Kansas, Wyoming, Utah, and Wash- 
ington — reported that bird life was increasing. 
It is to be regretted that Minnesota, South Dakota, 
Arizona, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, Ala- 
bama, Nevada, Delaware, Maryland, and the Dominion 
of Canada were not included in this report. 
The questions sent out refer to game birds as well as 
to song birds. A large decrease in aquatic birds is to 
be expected and cannot be prevented when a new 
