. First report of game and fish warden for New Mexico. 1909-1910-1911 . ing ofall the notes that go to make vp the spring bird chorus. As a rule but one brood isrnised in a season, and the young leave the nest as soon as hatched and run al)outin search of food. Xo food seems as acceptable to the prairie hen as the grasshopper, any kindbeing agreeable, and this clafs of food is varied by consuming beetles and some mis-i-ellaneous insects, together with a small amount of vegetable matter. One notablefeature of this fowl which makes it of especial value to the farmer lies in the factihat it is a
. First report of game and fish warden for New Mexico. 1909-1910-1911 . ing ofall the notes that go to make vp the spring bird chorus. As a rule but one brood isrnised in a season, and the young leave the nest as soon as hatched and run al)outin search of food. Xo food seems as acceptable to the prairie hen as the grasshopper, any kindbeing agreeable, and this clafs of food is varied by consuming beetles and some mis-i-ellaneous insects, together with a small amount of vegetable matter. One notablefeature of this fowl which makes it of especial value to the farmer lies in the factihat it is a consumer of those pests which are injurious to the farm and this account the farmers of the east have greatly missed the prairie hen as ithecame extinct in those sections where once it thrived. Efforts are being madenmong them to establish measures for its reintroduction and protection. However,in the winter when snow covers the ground, it visits the cornfield as a favorite placefor securing sustenance. The law protects the prairie hen until January 1, 1915. REPORT OF GAME AND FISH WARDExN FOR NEW MEXICO. 45 THE crow is now protected aloiiu- with other non-game birds, but in my opin-ion is iinwortliy of this consideration. In some states tlie crows have become solestructive that the government receives their heads in lieu of taxes, at a smallgiven price. Two serious charges arc made against tlie crow, as regards its relationto other birds, in that it destroys the eggs and young of domesticated fowls and Ueven more destructive to ihose of wild birds. The testimony of observers isabundant and unimpeachable regarding these charges. Dr. John 1). Godman, afteryears of can-ful observation, mainly in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, says:Where food is at any time scarce, or the opportunity jfor such maraudinginviting, there is scarcely a young animal about the farmyards safe from theattacks of the crow. Young chickens, ducks, goslings, and even little pigs,when quiie
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