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all other perching birds which feed entirely or 
chiefly on insects. 
Regulation 2. Closed Season at Night. 
A daily closed season on all migratory game and 
insectivorous birds shall extend from sunset to sun- 
rise. 
Regulation 3. Closed Season on Insectivorous 
Birds. 
A closed season on migratory insectivorous birds 
shall continue to December 31, 1913, and each year 
thereafter shall begin January 1 and continue to 
December 31, both dates inclusive, provided that 
nothing in this or any other of these regulations 
shall be construed to prevent the issue of permits 
for collecting birds for scientiflc purposes in ac- 
cordance with the laws and regulations in force in 
the respective states and territories and the District 
of Columbia ; and provided further that the closed 
season on reedbirds or ricebirds in Maryland, the 
District of Columbia, Virginia, and South Carolina 
shall begin November 1 and end August 31 next 
following, both dates inclusive. 
Regulation 4. Five-year Closed Seasons on 
Certain Game Birds. 
A closed season shall continue until September 1, 
1918, on the following migratory game birds : Band- 
tailed pigeons, little brown, sandhill, and whooping 
cranes, swans, curlew, and all shore birds except 
the black-breasted and golden plover, Wilson or 
jack snipe, woodcock, and the greater and lesser 
yellowlegs. 
A closed season shall also continue until Sep- 
tember 1, 1918, on wood ducks in Maine, New 
Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, 
Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, 
West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, 
