150 BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ECONOMIC RELATIONS OF BIRDS 
1883. Stearns, W. A. The Utility of Birds in Agriculture. 
New Hampshire Agricultural Report, 1882, pp. 219- 
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An address on the economic importance of birds, treating 
of classification, utility of birds in general, and certain spe- 
cies (blue jay, Baltimore oriole, chickadee, white and red 
bellied nuthatch, etc.) in particular, and the utility of birds 
in migration. 
1883. Stoker, F. H. A Caterpillar-eating Henhawk. ( Buteo 
pennsylvanicus) Science, No. 6, v. 1, p. 168. 
1883. Somers, J. On the Winter Food of the Partridge and 
on Partridge Poisoning. Proceedings and Transactions 
Nova Scotian Institute Natural Science, v. VI, Part 1, 
pp. 78-84. 
1883. Van Oken, A. G. The Hairy Woodpecker. American 
Naturalist, v. XVII, pp. 511-513. 
Reference to economic value. 
1884. Aldricii, Charles. Notes on the Redwing Blackbird. 
American Naturalist, 1884, v. XVIII, pp. 309, 310. 
On its nesting habits and decrease in numbers through the 
reclamation of wet lands. 
1884. Birds and Electric Light. Forest and Stream, v. XXII, 
p. 424. 
Extract from the Winona (Minnesota) “ Republican ” of May 
23, 1884, giving account of the destruction of large numbers 
of birds killed by striking against electric lights during two 
nights, May 20 and 21, at Winona, Minnesota. 
1884. Byrne. Fruit-eating Birds. Forest and Stream, v. 
XXII, p. 24. 
Arraignment of the robin and catbird. 
1884. Cahoon, J. C. Protecting Song Birds. Forest and 
Stream, v. XXII, p. 203. 
In defence of collecting for scientific purposes. In the 
same heading is a protest by II. W. C. against indiscriminate 
egg collecting by boys “ as a business,” but in favor of col- 
lecting for scientific purposes. 
