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1898. Birds and Trees. Audubon Society of the State of Con- ' 

 necticut. 



A four-page pamphlet containing selections suitable for bird 

 day. 



1898. Brewster, William. The Short-eared Owls of Muskegefc 

 Island. The Auk, vol. xv., pages 211-313. 



" Bird protectors would do well to study more closely the bal- 

 ance of nature." Notes on owls of Muskeget Island. 



1898. Cham, William Everett. Woodpeckers and their Ways. 

 Popular Science Monthly, vol. liii., pages 339-397. 



Eating aphides in fall. 



1898. Dtjtcher, William (Chairman). Eeport of the A. 0. IT. 

 Committee on Protection of North American Birds. The 

 Auk, vol. xv., pages 81-114. 



An extended discussion showing work in the different States, 

 with general recommendations. 



1898. Hornaday, W. T. The Destruction of Our Birds and 

 Mammals. Second Annual Report of the New York 

 Zoological Society, pages 77-136. 



A oircular letter of inquiry was sent to persons in various 

 States and Territories, and the results are here given. The sub- 

 jects for investigation were the per cent, of decrease of birds in 

 various localities, and the causes for such decrease. The re- 

 sults are given in detail. 



1898. Helps to Bird Study. Massachusetts Audubon Society, 

 1898. 



A pamphlet of thirty-two pages giving selections in prose 

 and verse helpful for bird-day programmes. 



