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It should l)e ii'peatcMl that llic al)i>\(' list is suggested lor 

 central Xew England, and that it should he freely niodilied to 

 lit the species anil problems ol' othi'r seelions. 



One of tlie most inter(^sting civic problems in this Held re- 

 lates to conservation of American game birds. To acctunplish 

 this we need three things: (^1) national control of migratory 

 species; (2) universal [)roperty right in all game reared by 

 individuals; (o) study of methods of bree(bng and rearing 

 under control all kinds of American game biids. 



The third factor will speedily follow fr(»m legal authori/a- 

 tion of game breeding, ('2), which is being accorded by rr- 

 cent state laws. Follow ley'islation in \(>ur own state and 

 work for this at every opportunity. As long as the State 

 claims owaiership in all game, peoi)le cannot attord to raise it, 

 and often the lawless trespassing and annoyance of hunters 

 on private land make the owners wish that the game were 

 exterminated. As soon as we can secure the pro])er free(]om 

 from laws which work against conservation, breeding of game 

 birds wdll beeome one of the most profitable of occupations. 



Tlumsands of nests of wild ducks, geese, bobwhites, w ild 

 turkeys, rutted grouse, and prairie chickens, are yearly broken 

 up by various farming or logghig ojjerations. The eggs at an\ 

 stage of incubation may be saved by carrying in the hat, as 

 shown in Fio-. 25. If all these eg<>-s could l)e saved, thev \\<>ul<l 

 speedily yield l)irds enough to restock [)ortions of the country 

 from which the s[)ecies have been exterminated. 



