habits of birds, bands them with a metal strip inscribed: 

"Notify Fish &  Wild Life Service, Washington, D.C." 

The bands used to read, "Washington Biological Survey," 

abbreviated to "Wash. Biol. Surv." The inscription was 

changed to the present one shortly after a farmer shot

a crow and disgustedly wrote the U.S. government:

"Dear Sirs: I shot one of your pet crows the other day 

and followed the instructions attached to it and surved 

it. It was turrible. You should stop trying to fool the 

people with things like that."