l-JL-2^0, The status of migratory game birds: 1942-43 • i'repared in 

 Division of '."ildlife Research. 11 pp., December 1943» 



Annual sammary of findings as to conditions on the 

 , breeding and wintering grounds, status of the \'jaterfoi^l in 

 their migrations and at the time' of the January inventory* 

 Special discussions of the Ti^ioodcock, 1/ilson' s snipe ^ rails 

 and coots J mourning and vjhite-winged doves, and the band- 

 tailed pigeon, 



^'"li-251. Raising raccoons. Prepared in Division of .wildlife Research* 

 2 pp. , March 1944 » 



Suggestions on selecting a ranch site, construction 

 of pens and dens, feeding, breeding, and management, 



l''.'L-252. Local control of magpies through destroying nests and roosts 

 and through trappings By E, R, KaLmbach. 4 PP«j 1 ^^g- ^ 

 April 1944. 



Summary of the economic status of the magpie and sug- 

 gestions for control through destruction of eggs and young j, 

 dispersal of roosts, and trapping. Description of the 

 Austrfilian crow trap. 



WL-253* Annual fur catch of the Unitf.d States, r'repared in Division 

 of 'aldlife Research. 21 pp., July 1944, 



Reports of varying degrees of completeness on the take 

 by species in recent years in Alaska, the Pribilof Islands, 

 and the United States. The total annual catch exceeds 20 

 million animals, and the ra?ij fur value is around 100 mil- 

 lion dollars. 



't'JL-254* Control of vagrant domestic pigeons. Prepared in Division 

 of V.'ildLife Research. 4 ,-p»; i^'^ay 1944. 



The origin and status of feral pigeons are discussed, 

 and suggestions are made for their control by eliminations 

 of harborage, the use of frightening devic-ss, and by trap- 

 ping, shooting, poisoning, and gassing, 



Ti^i/L-255, Value and use of rabbit manure. By George S, Templeton. 4 



pp., 2 ta,bles. May 1944. (Sup-rsedes l.ildlife Leaflet 2l6, 

 of April 1942.) 



Composition of rabbit manure, value as a fertilizer, 

 quantity produced, and method of storing. 



Vnj-256, Electric beacons ased to frighten wild ducks from grainfields. 

 By Ralph K, Imler, 5 Ppf^ 1 pl« ^ June 1944, 



Description of the beacon and report on tests of it 

 made in North Dakota and Colorado'. The mechanism of the 

 beacon is illustrated* 



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