j|. 107, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



Plate I. 



Fig. 1.— Young Magpies. 

 [Late broods of these birds were fed on alfalfa weevil larvee.] 



Fig. 2-Straw-Thatched Cattle Shed, a Favorite Nesting Site for Large 

 Numbers of English. Sparrows. 



[These sheds were doubtless an important factor in maintaining the abundance of these birds 

 m rural sections of Utah. See p. 46.] 



