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Information is desired on all questions relating to this 

 inquiry, and special attention is invited to the following: 



a — Has the Common Crow been observed to catch 

 young chickens or to steal eggs? 



t— Has it been observed to eat corn or other cereals 

 in the field ? If so, how long after planting, and how 

 extensive was the injury done? Has the Crow been observed 

 to feed upon injurious insects? If so, what kinds of insects 

 were thus destroyed, and to what extent? 



c— Has the Crow Blackbird or Grakle been observed 

 to carry off the young of the Robin or of other small birds, 

 or to destroy their eggs? When breeding near the house, 

 has it been observed to drive off small birds (such as Robins, 

 Blue-birds, etc.) which had previously made their abode on 

 the premises? Has it been observed to eat corn or other 

 cereals in the field? If so, how long after planting, and 

 how extensive was the injury done? Has the Crow Black- 

 bird been observed to feed upon injurious insects? If so, 

 what kinds of insects were thus destroyed, and to what 

 extent? 



d — Has the naturalized exotic, the so-called »English 

 Sparrow«, been observed to drive off any of our native 

 birds? If so, what species were so expelled from their former 

 haunts? Has this Sparrow been observed to feed upon 

 cereals or other farm crop? If so, what kinds were injured 

 and to what extent? 



e — Has the nEnglish Sparrow« been observed to feed 

 upon or wantonly in jure grapes or other fruits? If so, to 

 what extent? What measures, if any, have been adopted 

 to remedy the evil? 



/—Have the Robin, Cat-bird, Brown-thrasher, Balti- 

 more Oriole, or other birds been observed to feed extensi- 

 vely upon fruit? If so, what kind or kinds of fruit has 

 been most injured by each species, and how extensive have 

 been the depredations committed? 



g — What birds have been observed to feed upon or 

 otherwise in jure buds or folia^e, and what plants or trees 

 have been so injured? 



