This vintage book contains a detailed guide to determining and dealing with birds that can damage crops and farmland. Contents include: "The Part Played by Birds", "Their Value to Agriculture: Two Divergent Views", "The Determination of the Food of Birds", "The Reading of the Results of Food Analysis", "Miscellaneous Destructiveness", "The Final Judgement", "Birds and Livestock", "The Destruction of Sheep of Lamps", etc. James Ritchie CBE PRSE (1882 - 1958) was a Scottish archaeologist, naturalist, and Professor of Natural History at the University of Edinburgh 1936-52. He also served as the President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh between 1952 and 1958. Other notable works by this author include: "The Influence of Man on Animal Life in Scotland" and "A Study of Faunal Evolution". Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on farming.