Two of the reports received, one from Woodstock, Vt., and the other from Vires... Va., gave interesting data as to varieties in bird life from fifty acres, consisting of woodland, twenty-one acres, plowed land, five acres; permanent pasture, fifteen acres, and the remainder, nine acres, brushy land along a stream and on a hill side. In 1897, much of the land not in woods had lately ceased to be cultivated, and was growing up in brush, while the underbrush had just been thoroughly cleared out of all the woods. In the last eight years, the underbrush has worked badly in the woods, while a great increase has been taken place in the timber and other trees along the stream and on some three acres that were formerly utilized. During all the years of bird life, bird life has been rigorously protected, but there has been no extra bird feeding either winter or summer-killing boxes with the exception of small martin house; this, however, was scorned by the marins, which are on several neighboring farms, but was used fully by big-birds. The worms and crested flycatchers. A bird count was made by an orchardist in each of the surrounding areas, and the results show.  Violent and prolonged gain in the number of kinds of nesting birds. Still greater gain, indeed, the gain in the number of birds nesting. Still greater gain, indeed, the gain in the number of birds nesting. Plained by the growth of bird food and shelter on the place, and is probably due to the entire freedom from disturbance which the birds have come to recognize. 