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In addition to introductory chapters dealing with problems allied to 

 the game birds of the state, full discussion of the distribution, life 

 history and habits of every species of game bird found in California 

 will be given, and the whole will be profusely illustrated. Whether the 

 book is published by the Fish and Game Commission, or under other 

 auspices, it should meet a long-felt need in that it will be serviceable 

 to both the technical and nontechnical student, and will be useful as a 

 sportsman's handbook. 



In addition to the above researches, there have been a number of field 

 investigations. The condition of the duck breeding grounds in the 

 vicinity of Los Banos, Merced County, and Alvarado, Alameda County, 

 were studied in 1915, with a view to determine the productive capacity 

 of a given area of swamp land. A nesting colony of egrets near Crows 

 Landing, Stanislaus County, was visited, as were also beaver colonies 

 at Mendota, Fresno County. 



The above have been some of the outstanding features of the many 

 activities of this new bureau. In conclusion, we believe that the Bureau 

 of Education, Publicity and Research, has justified its existence by its 

 accumulation and output of accurate information regarding the wild 

 life resources of California, and that a further expansion of the work 

 would promote the interests of wild life and of the commission con- 

 cerned with its conservation. 



Respectively submitted. 



(Signed) Harold C. Bryant, 

 In Charge Education, Publicity, and Research. 



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