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any accuracy. The area of ground driven in a day varies 

 according to the season i.e. the number of birds on the 

 ground. 



My calculation of extent of ground available is a rough 

 one : taking the acreage of farms, which includes roads, 

 buildings, gardens, etc., I put it at 5000 acres. Taking 

 this as approximately correct, we killed in 1906 1 bird 

 to 1'8 acres, and in the last two years, bad seasons, 1 

 bird to 4| acres. In a good season we have killed a bird 

 to the acre on a beat. 



