Historic, archived document Do not assume content reflects current scientific knowledge, policies, or practices. “ A United States Department OF Ae Agricul ture q Bureau of Biological 1 siirey renee ee yee Wilalife Research ana Menagement Tacs BS- i [Washington, De Ce ear ches ee ee [938 AVAILABLE PUBLICATIONS OF TEE BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY Compiled in the Division of Public Relations Publications listed on pages 1 to 4 and preceded by a star (*) can be obtained ONLY BY PURCHASE FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C., at the prices stated. Remittances should be sent direct to the Superintendent of Documents and NOT to the Department or the Bureau, as the Department of Agriculture Gocs not sell publications. al i : ut 2 star ean be obtained free FROM THE OFFICE OF INFORMATION, Department of Agriculture, Meshinevon, De Ce Mimeographed leaflets listed on pages 4 to 7 can be obtained free from the BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY, Department of Agriculture, Washington, De Ce The supply of the publica ations and mimeoer: aphea leaflets | for free distribution is limited, hence no more than 10 copies may be sent free in r esponse to an individual requeste In all requests, | please mention the series, the number, ané the title of the publications | | desired ana list them in numerical order. 4 Farmers!’ Bulletins; 497Fe Some Common Gatis, Aquatic, and Rapacious Birds in Relation to Mane S06Fe Food of some Well-Known Birds of Forest, Farm, and Gardene *513Fe Fifty Common Birds of Farm and Orchard. (Colored illustrations.) 25¢ *587F. 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Recommendations to Beginners in Fur Farminge *Z6Le ATs A8L. *50L. 59L 60Le elie 65Le 78L. 941. 96L. 109L. 2 Ole 132L. Local Bira Refugese us Usefulness of Bircs on the Farme. Pocket=Gopber Controle Mole Controle Improving the Farm Environment for Wildlife. Rabbit Procuctione Game Management on the Farm. Trapping and Transplanting Live Beaverse Diseases of Fur Animals Diseases of Uplana Game Bircse Feeding Wilalife in Winter. Woocchuck Control in the Eastern Statese Gourés for Bird Houses and Other Purposes. 5¢ Hygiene in Fox Farminge Reinceer Recipese How to Make a Cat Trape O5¢ Hints on Wolf ana Coyote Trappinge Porcupine Control in the Western States. English Sparrow Control. Red-Squill Powder in Rat Controle Hints on Bobcat Trapping. Hints on Mountain Lion Trappinge Protecting Poultry from Preaacious Birdse Eliminating Bats from Buildingse . Excluding Birds from Reservoirs and Fishpondse Den Hunting as a Means of Coyote Controle Reprints from Yearbooks; * B23Y 6 *855Ye 1513Y. *1514Y. 1515Y.e 1516Ye 1517Y. 1518Y. L519Y. 1520Ye *1603Ye Bulletins-—Includin Department (D) Series: Trapping on the Farm. 5¢ | Death to the Rodents. 5¢ | Botulism is a Factor in the Decrease of Western Waterfowl. Fur Scarcity through Overtrapping Impends; Conservation Needed. 5¢ Game as a Farm Crop Emphasized by agricultural Adjustment. Game Management ana Forest Protection are Related Tasks. Predators and Rodents are Factors in the Spread of Disease. Waterfowl Breeding Grounds of Far North now Poorly Tenantede Waterfowl Problems Clarified by Stuay of Gunning Practicese . Waterfowl Restoration Program Undertaken dy the Governmente The Breeding of Fur Animals. 5¢ Reinceer in Alaskae 20¢ Life History of the Kangaroo Rat. 15¢ Blue-Fox Farming in Alaskae 10¢ Beaver Habits and Experiments in Beaver Culturee 20¢ | The Magpie in Relation to Agriculturee 10¢ i Technical Bulletins--Continued. ¥26T. ¥32Ts “1347, *145T. ¥ 2247. 2387. ¥411T. ¥467T, *608T. 6167. Our Migrant Shorebirds in Southern South America. 5¢ Returns from Banded Birds, 1923 to 1926. 20¢ Red=Squill Powders as Raticides. 10¢ Life History and Habits of Grasshopper Mice, Genus Onychomyse 10¢ Habits and Economic S§tatus of the Pocket Gopherse 10¢ The Pharmacology of Thallium and Its Use in Rodent Controle © Western Duck Sickness: a Form of Botulism. 10¢ The Crested Myna, or Chinese Starling, in the Pacific Northwest. 5¢ Pocket Mice of Weshington and Oregon in Relation to Agriculture. 1O¢ The Reprocuctive Oycle of the Coyotee North American Faunas: ¥A7, ¥48, "50. vol. 4536 %546 ee Revision of American Pikas. 15¢ Voles of Genus Phenacomys: 1, Revision of Genus Phenacomys: 2, Life History of Red Tree Mouses 20¢ Revision of American Lemming Mice. 10¢ Taxonomic Review of American Long~Tailed Shrews (Genera Sorex and Microsorex).« 50¢ Mammals of New Mexicoe $1.00 Alaska-Yukon Cariboue 20¢ Mammals and Life Zones of Oregone 75¢ Revision of the North American Ground Squirrelse 40¢ Circeularse-including Biological Survey (BSC) Series: FoIRESCs ¥820.6 FVOW Ce 3420. #3480. ¥362C. ¥363C. ROC in 381C. 44090. 4100. 4120. 423C6 4286. 4330. 4600. 4746, Hawxs and Owls from the Standpoint of the Farmer. 5¢ Improved Reindeer Hnadling. 5¢ (Superseded by 207M.) The Normal Breeding Season ana Gestation Period of Martense 5¢ The Waterfowl Flyways of North America. Quail-Food Plants of the Southeastern States. 5¢ Food Habits of the Coyote in Jackson Hole, Wyoe 5¢ The Migration of North American Birds. 10¢ Food Habits of Common Hawkse RoGents anc Moles as Pests in Bulb Plantings. Bifect of Thallium on Plant Growth. 5¢ Results from Breeding Rabbits that are Suckling Young. Groups of Plants Valuable for Wildlife Utilization and Erosion Controls The House Rate Flight Speed of Birds. CroweWaterfowl Relationships; Based on Preliminary Studies on Canadian Breeding Groundse Silver Fox Pelt Prices as Affected by Time of Pelting, Sex, and Age. Muskrat Investigations in Dorchester County, Made, 1930-34. Miscellaneous Publications: ¥88Me ¥115Me L2™M. The Unitea States Department of Agriculture: Its Structure and Functions (with chapter on the Biological Survey)e 15¢ Information for the Guidance of Field Men and Cooperators of the Bureau of Biological Survey Engaged in the Control of Injurious Rodents and Predatory Animalse 5¢ Peafowl and their Care. j= *145M. #195Me *207M. 270Me 289Me Miscellaneous Publications —- Continued. 291 Me 329M. Notee--For leaflets listed below, address the Chief, Bureau of Biological Survey; Ue Se Department of Agriculture, Washington, Be Ce, ge HOt more, than 10 copics in alle Q BS-l. BS~2 « BS-66 BS~S8.e BS-1l. BS-13-6 BS=27 6 BS=30-6 BS=39 BS-41. BS=42-6 BS-436 BS-44. BS-45. BS-46. ea BS-47. BS-48.6 BS-49. BS=49. Policies of the Bureau of Biological Survey Relative to the Contret- of Injurious Birds. 5¢ . A Plan for the Management of Brom Bear in Relation to other Resources on Admiralty Island, Alaskae 5¢ Raising Reindeer in Alaska. ‘b¢ Post-Mortem Examinations of Wild Birds and Mammalse Utility of Jack Rabbit and Cottontail Skins. Teaching Conservation of Wilclife Through 4—~H Clubse Officials and Organizations Concerned with Wildlifo Protection, 1938. BIOLOGICAL SURVEY SERIES OF MIMEOGRAPHED LEAFLETS Birds Winter Food of Ruffed Grouse in New York. Aids for Bird Studentse Publications on Cage Birdse Publications on Attracting Birdse Bircs Aic Blueberry and Cranberry Growerse Protecting Grain Crops from Damage by Wilc Fowl. A Cage Trap Useful in the Control of White-neckea Ravense | Economic Ornithology and the Correlation of Laboratory and Field Methods) Report 6n the Arnett, Oklahoma, Experimental Quail and Prairie Chicken Management Projecte j Fruits Attractive to Birds+-Northwestern States. Region Nos 1 (Wash= ington, Oregon, and Idaho). Fruits Attractive to Birds--Rocky Mountain Statese Region Noe 2 (Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado). % | Fruits Attractive to Birds--Northern Plains States. Region Noe 3 (North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas). Fruits Attractive to Birds--Northeastern States. Region No. 4 (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Missouri, Kentucky, and Virginia). Fruits Attractive to Birds—Califotniae Region Noe 5 ‘ Fruits Attractive to Birds--Great Basin Statese Region No. 6 (Utah anl Nevada) e Fruits Attractive to Birds+-Southwestern Statese Region Noe 7 (Arizona and New Mexico). . Fruits Attractive to Birds--Southern Plains Statese Region No. 8 (Texas and Oklahoma). 5 | Fruits Attractive to Birds--Southeastern States. Region Node 9 (Arkansas Tennessee, North Carolina, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, ana South Carolina). -4.. B6-50. Fruits Attractive to Birds““Florida. Region Noe 10. BS-53. Birdbanding BS-64. Protecting Crops from Damage by Horned Larks in California. BS~76.2 Some Suggestions for Bird Fiela Study. BS~77. The Wilc Turkey on the Missouri Ozark Rangé@e (Preliminary Report.) BS-81. Sugzestions fro Combating Starling Roostse BS-83. Birds in Relation to Fishes BS-84. Food of the Scaled Quail. )Preliminary Report.) BS-93. The Controlled Hunting Areas anc the Pheasant Refuge-Management . System in Northwestern Ohio. BS-96. Blackbirds and the Rice Crop on the Gulf Coaste BS-1l11. The Waterfowl Situation; 1937-38. ; BS=121. Two Home-made Traps for English Sparrowse Bi-160- Dealers in Devices for Attracting Birdse Bi-203- Publications of Interest to Game Breederse Bi-259. Dealers in Wild-duck Food Plants. Bi-458. Dealers in Game and Ornamental Birdse Bi-489- Methods for Bradicating Objectionable Roosts of Birds. Bi-S2le Hints on the Care of Parrotse Bi-631. Dealers in Cage Birds and Cage—bird Supplics. Bi-1281. Preliminary Report on Study of Raven's Food. Bi-1297. Winter Food of the Ruffed Grouse in the Northeast. _ Fur_Animals BS-20. What Shall We Feed Oyr Pelters? BS=-25. Fur Resources=—the Stepchild of Conservation. BS-32e Raising Bacgers in Captivity. BS=34. Re@ising Raccoons. BS-35e Raising Muskratse BS-36e Publications on Fur and Fur Animals. BS“40. An Automatic Drinking Fountain for Minkse BS-58. Classification and Price Trends of Silver Fox Skins. BS-60. Feeding the Weaned Minks. BS-63. Raising Martens in Captivity. BS-66. Polygamous Mating of Foxes. BS-69. Fur Farming in Perspective. BS-75. Raising Otters in Captivity. BS-80- Feeding and Caring for Squirrels. BS-82. Mink Reising. © ‘BS-ll2. Tankage anc Livermeal as a Summer Feed for Adult Minks. BS+118. Abstract of Fur Laws, 1938-39. Bi-128. Hints on the Care of Ferrets. Bi-180. Hints on the Care of Opossums. Bi-1053. kar Mange in Foxes: Its Treatment and Eradication. Bi-1190. Raising Chinchillas in Captivity. Bi-1453. Publications on the Selection and Care of Furse BS-31. BS-55e BS~-56 » BS+65-6 BS-7365 BS-74. BS-79 e BS=+85. BS=-86 ° BS-89. BS-90.-6 BS-1O1e BS-102 e BS-114. BS-116. Bi-994. BS-10. BS-54 6 BS=59 e B $-62 ° BS-70-~ BS~78. BS=91 e BS-103.6 BS-113. BS-115.- BS-117- Bi-770-6 Bi-889. Bi-1028. Bi-1162. Bi-1163. Bi-1289. BS-5e BS+9« BS-1 2e BS-14 ° BS-15. BS=17. BS~29 « Rabbit Raising Feed Requirements in Raising Weanea Rabbits to a Weight of 6 Pouncse Feeding Schedule for Rabbits. Average Weight of Rabbits at Weaning Age. Pertinent Facts on the Angora Wool Raobit. Periodicals on Rabbits and Cavies. Relative Weights of Young Rabbits and Does During the Suckling Period. Inheritance of "Wholly" in Rabbits. Nail Keg Nest Bose Vent Diseases of Domestic Rabbits. Self-feeding System. for Market Rabbits. Sanitation in Domestic Rabbitriese | Infectious Myxomatosis of Domestic Rabbits. Hemorrhagic Septicemia of Domestic Rabbits: Contagious Nasal Catarrh (Snuffles), Subcutaneous Abscesses (Boils), and Other Forms. i Principles of Breeding Rabbitse Salt Requirements of Rabbitse Care of Rabbits During Warm Weather. Suggestions for Control of Coccidiosis Rabbit Manure as a Fertilizer. in Rabbitse Injurious Animals ana Their Control The Possibility of Secondary Poisoning from Thallium Used in the Control of Rodentse | Rocent Control Aided by Emergancy Conservation Work. Directions for Organizing end Conducting Rabbit Drives. Suggestions on Trapping Coyotes and Wolves in Alaska. Poisonous Snakes of the United Statese Directions for Destroying House Micee Research Studies in the Control of Destructive Mammals. Facts About Snakes. European ana American Methods of Rat Controle Cultural and Other Methods for the Control of Injurious Wildlife. Protecting Orchard Trees from Deer. Directions for Destroying Crawfishese Publications on Trapping. The Effect of Poisons Used in Rodent Control on Grouse, Pheasants, * ana Quail. Directions for Poisoning Thirteen~Striped Ground Squirrelse Directions for Controlling Tree Squirrels. ; Directions for Using Poison in Chipmunk Control. Miscellaneous Subjects Tularemia, an Animal—borne Diseaseée Infectious Diseases as a Cause of Loss in Wildlife. The Present Plight of the Jackson Hole Elk. Planting for Wildlife in the Corn Belte Planting for Wildlife in the Cotton Belt. Wilclife of the Atlantic Coast Salt Marshese Directions for Preservation and Care of Material Collected for Habit Studies. Food rm —oO-= BS-336 BS=-37. BS-38. BS-526 BS=57 6 BS-61 BS-6 7. BS=71 CU) BS-726 BS-87. BS=-92 e BS-95. BS-98 e BS-99. BS-100. BS-104. BS-105. BS—106. BS=-107. BS-108. BS-1096 BS-110. BS§-119. BS-120-6 Bi-263. Bi-664, Bi-1018. Biel 2056 Bi-1250. Bi oDd Bi-1274. Forestry anc Game Managemente The Correlation of Forestry and Wildlife Management. Cooperative Research in Wildlife Management--A Summary of the Project to February 15, 1936. Raising Guinea Pigse Marking Wild Animals for Identification, Sullys Hill National Game Preserve, North Dakota. Wildlife Technology. Wilalife in Land Planning. Checklist of Marsh and Aquatic Plants of the United States. Some Accomplishments of the Cooperative Research Units: A Summary to January 31, 1937. The American Chameleon anc Its Caree Preserves and Ranges Maintained for Buffalo and Other Big Game. Collcges ana Universities Offering Courses in Wildlife Management, 1937-38 « Disease 2s a Factor in Game Fluctuation. Annotated List and Index of Leaflets BS-1 to BS-100. The Status of Wildlife Research: 1937. The Federal Aid to Wildlife Restoration Acte Report on Extension Work in Wildlife Conservation to December 1937. Planning for Wilalife Management--An Outline. History ana Significance of American Wilclife. Fort Niobrara Game Preserve, Nebraskae Status of Eelgrass (Zostera marina) on the North Atlantic Coast, February 1938. The Coordination of Mosquito Control with Wildlife Conservation. Botulism, a Recurring Hazard to Waterfowle Hints on the Care of White Mice and Ratse The Toace Acquisition of Lana by Purchase, Gift, or Lease Under the Migratory Bira Conservation Act of February 18, 1929.6 Dealers in Reptiles Fooa of the Gray Foxe Fooa of the Rea Foxe Reising Deer in Captivity. <7