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the trees. This orchard, being nearest to the one visited 

 by the chickadees, was also an object of their attention, and 

 this may account somewhat for the reduction of the pests in 

 this place. 



The record of these observations, incomplete as it is, is 

 given for what it is worth as a contribution to the literature 

 of this most interesting and important subject. 



