CONTENTS 



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Preface v 



Chapter I. The Extinction and Preservation of 



Valuable Wild Life 1 



Chapter II. The Economic Value of Our Birds . 44 



Chapter III. The Legitimate Use of Game Birds 



and Mammals 84 



Chapter IV. Animal Pests and Their Rational 



Treatment 123 



Chapter V. The Duty and Power of the Citizen in 



Wild Life Protection 161 



FREDERIC C. WALCOTT 

 Chapter VI. Private Game Preserves as Factors in 



Conservation 195 



A Bibliography of More Recent Works on Wild 

 Birds, with Special Reference to Game Preserves 

 and the Protection and Propagation of Game . 



Index 



