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An introduction defining the phrase “game bird ” as here 
used followed by more or less lengthy discussions of the fol- 
lowing species which he classifies under that head: Wild 
turkey, Mexican wild turkey, ocellated wild turkey, cock of 
the plains, ruffed grouse, Sabine’s grouse, allied grouse, 
prairie hen, sharp-tailed grouse, Arctic sharp-tailed grouse, 
dusky grouse, Richardson’s grouse, spruce grous_e, Frank- 
lin’s grouse, white-tailed ptarmigan, willow ptarmigan, Vir- 
ginian partridge, Texan partridge, plumed partridge, Cali- 
fornia partridge, Gambel’s partridge, scaled partridge, 
Massena partridge, woodcock, Wilson’s or English snipe and 
w r ild pigeon. 
1865. Samuels, E. A. Oology of some of the Land Birds 
of New England. U. S. Department of Agriculture, 
Report, 1864, pp. 386-430. 
A short discussion of the importance of Oology as indicat- 
ing the breeding habits of birds is followed by short accounts 
of above one hundred species which inhabit New England. 
The information given is almost exclusively confined to 
descriptions of eggs and accounts of nesting habits. 
1866. Glover, Townend. Report of the Entomologist. Re- 
port of the Department of Agriculture, 1865, pp. 36-45. 
A general synopsis of the insectivorous birds of North 
America, with account of the examination of stomachs of 
many of them. Included in the report of the government 
entomologist for 1865. 
1866. Samuels, E. A. The Agricultural Value of Birds. 
Massachusetts Agricultural Report, 1865-’66, pp. 94- 
117. 
An address on the value of the different groups of birds, 
with general discussion and citation of examples at home 
and abroad. 
1868. Hicks, Isaac. Entomological items. American Ento- 
mologist, November, 1868, v. I, p. 54. 
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Food habits of the Baltimore oriole. 
1868. Samuels, E. A. Value of Birds on the Farm. IT. S. 
Department of Agriculture, Report, 1867, pp. 201-208. 
