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REPORT OF THE DIVISION OF ORNITHOLOGY. 



Publications of the Year. 

 The following publications have been issued from this Divi- 

 sion in 1922: — 



Report of the Division of Ornithology for 1922. 41 pages. 4 illustrations. 

 Department Bulletin No. 9. The Utility of Birds. (Reprint.) 84 pages. 



34 illustrations. 

 Department Bulletin No. 8. Some Under-water Activities of Certain 



Water Fowl. 50 pages. 15 illustrations. 

 Department Publication No. 112. Bird Houses and Nesting Boxes. A 



reprint. 28 pages. 41 illustrations. 

 Department Publication No. 113. Two Years with the Birds on a Farm. 



A reprint. 42 pages. 9 illustrations. 

 Department Publication No. 114. The English Sparrow. A reprint. 



20 pages. 9 illustrations. 

 Department Publication No. 115. Outdoor Bird Study. A reprint. 



52 pages. 26 illustrations. 

 Department Publication No. 116. Food, Feed and Drinking Appliances 



and Nesting Material to attract Birds. A reprint. 38 pages. 30 



illustrations. 

 Department Publication No. 117. Plants that attract and shelter Birds 



and some that protect Cultivated Fruits. A reprint. 31 pages. 3 



illustrations. 



No leaflet for the use of the schools on Arbor and Bird Day 

 was published, as the Department could not supply a sum 

 sufficient to print and distribute it. It is improbable that this 

 publication will be continued unless the Legislature provides 

 adequate means for the purpose. 



]\Iaterial in Preparation for Publication. 

 Work authorized by the Legislature on the first volume of 

 the publication on the Birds of Massachusetts has been con- 

 tinued, but has not advanced beyond the Anatidae. Six of the 

 colored drawings for illustration have been completed thus far 

 by the artist, Mr. Louis Agassiz Fuertes. The Director hopes 



