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Moffitt, James. Diseases reducing tree squirrel population in southern Cali- 

 fornia. California Fish and (Jame, Vol. 17, No. 3, pp. 338-339. 

 July, 1931. 



Moflatt, James. First annual black sea brant census in California. Cali- 

 FOBNiA Fish and Game, Vol. 17, No. 4, pp. 396-401. October, 1931. 



Moffitt, James. Some protected birds the duck hunter should know. Cali- 

 fornia Fish and Game Vol. 17, No. 4, pp. 412-420. October, 1931. 



Moffitt, James. Banding Canada Geese in California in 1931. The Condor, 

 Vol. 33, No. 6, pp. 229-237. Nov.-Dec, 1931. 



Moffitt, James. The status of the blue-winged teal in California. The Condor, 

 Vol. 33, No. 6, pp. 247-248. Nov.-Dec, 1931. 



Moffitt, James. Red-breasted merganser in Orange County, California. The 

 Condor, Vol. 33, No. 6, p. 252. Nov.-Dec, 1931. 



Moffitt. James. Clapper rails occur on marshes of Salton Sea, California. 

 The Condor, Vol. 34, No. 3, p. 137. May-June 1932. 



Moffitt, James. The downy young of some foreign species of ducks and geese. 

 'The Auk, Vol. 49, No. 2, pp. 214^-215. April, 1932. 



Moffitt, James. The Baikal teal taken in California. The Condor, Vol. 34, 

 No. 4, p. 193. July-Aug., 1932. 



The work of Gordon 11. True, Jr., on depredations of game animals 

 upon the crops of agriculturists and his corresponding work on repel- 

 lents has met with the wholehearted approval of farmers and ranch 

 owners through the west. Operatives of eastern states have been 

 vitally interested in the problem for the reason that game species are 

 coming more and more in conflict with the interests of the agricul- 

 turists. Much of True's work has been devoted to a survey of devices 

 worked out in the eastern states, but much new material has also been 

 added. He has published several accounts of his work, notably: 



True, Gordon H., Jr., and Tracy I. Storer. Deer Proof Fences in California. 



California Fish and Game, Vol. 17, No. 3, pp. 263-269. July, 1931. 

 True, Gordon H., Jr. Damage by Deer to Crops in California. California 



Fish and Game, Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 136-147. April, 1932. 

 True, Gordon H., Jr. Repellents and Deer Damage Control. California 



Fish and Game, Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 156-165. April, 1932. 



At the present time, there is no phase of conservation work in 

 California attracting more attention than the quail program. The 

 work of E. L. Sumner, Jr., being carried on at the Alpine Ranch, San 

 Mateo County, is an outstanding bit of scientific research. Breeding 

 birds are maintained under conditions nearly natural as possible and 

 all the environmental factors are being carefully scrutinized. As a 

 result of this program, which will eventually appear in published form, 

 some valuable additions should be made to our knowledge of the cause 

 of those fluctuations in quail populations. 



Sumner, B. L., Jr. An outline of the habits of the bobcat with some directions 

 for trapping. California Fish and Game, Vol. 17, No. 3, pp. 251-254. 

 July, 1931. 



Sumner, E. L., Jr. Some notes on the birds and animals of the Los Banos 

 duck refuge with special reference to predatory species. California 

 Fish and Game, Vol. 17, No. 3, pp. 270-280. July, 1931. 



Sumner, E. L., Jr. An outline of the habits of the striped skunk and little 

 spotted skunk with some directions for trapping. California Fish and 

 Game, Vol. 18, No. 1, pp. 34-43. January, 1932. 



In addition to his work on duck diseases, which has been out- 

 standing. Dr. Hobmaier has also been carefully scrutinizing the recur- 



