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Another natural enemy of these insects are the birds. A careful examination of the Yard shows that birds' nests are conspicuous by their absence. Occasionally one sees a bird, but it's rarely, and they do not live among us. For the English sparrow and grey squirrel have completely driven such birds as the flicker and woodpecker away. Here is a conflict of sentiments, trees vs. squirrels. And the result is, many squirrels, few birds. Few birds, many insects. Many insects, few trees...
...Everett J. Lake '92, Clement C. Hyde '92, Joseph Shattuck, Jr., '92, G. Marston Leonard '03, Dr. Hubert G. Wilbur '86, William C. Gray '96, Judge Edward P. Pierce '77, Herbert I. Wallace '77, Charles G. Saunders '67, Irving W. Sargent '00, George H. Spalding '96, Hon. George E. Bird '69, Charles D. Booth '96, Dr. John T. Bullard '84, J. E. Norton Shaw '98, Burton J. Legate '77, Laurence P. Dodge '08, Edward D. Pearce '71, Dr. Homer Gage '82, Charles H. Derby...
...annual dual shoot between the Harvard and Yale Freshmen will take place on Soldiers Field on the morning of the Yale game. It will be a 50-bird match between teams of five...
From the very beginning the aim of inventors has been to arise in a machine which is heavier than air. There were two kinds of these machines, one like a bird, with wings to flap, and the other like a kite. The former has turned out to be worthless, but the latter has been developed into the aeroplane. The first attempt to fly in one of these machines was made in 1894 with little success. Not until almost the beginning of this century when Langley, Chanute, and the Wright brothers turned their attention to this invention was anything like success...
...Bird, G. F., Grays...