EIGHTH ANNUAL EEPORT OF THE STATE 

 ORNITHOLOGIST. 



To the Honorable Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture. 



Gentlemen : — The written word goes farther and lasts 

 longer than the spoken word. Hence the wisdom of writing 

 more and talking less. The demand for and use of the pub- 

 lications of this office increases, and experience proves that the 

 greatest good to the largest number will be subserved by these 

 publications rather than by the delivery of a yearly series of 

 lectures. Therefore less talking and more writing than hereto- 

 fore has marked the work of the year. Twenty-nine talks have 

 been given in eleven months to audiences varying from about 

 100 to 900 people. 



Publications. 

 During the year several articles sent to the newspapers have 

 been widely copied, and the following papers have been written 

 or revised for reprinting : — 



Circulars, Nature Leaflets and Bulletins published. 

 Feb. 2. Circular 31. The Farmer's Interest in Game Protection, 11 



pages. Second edition, revised. 

 Feb. 22. Economic Biology, Bulletin 1. Rats and Rat Riddance, 87 



pages. First edition. 

 April 15. Circular 47. Bird Houses and Nesting Boxes, 24 pages. First 



edition. 

 May 5. Circular 45. The Starling, 23 pages. First edition. 

 June 26. Economic Biology, Bulletin 1. Rats and Rat Riddance, 87 



pages. Second edition, revised. 

 July 10. Circular 48. The English Sparrow and the Means of controlling 



it, 18 pages. First edition. 

 August 27. Nature Leaflet 14. Owl Friends, 6 pages. Fifth edition, 



revised. 



