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> According to the Knight-Ridder News Service, the inscription > on the metal bands used by the U.S. Department of the Interior > to tag migratory birds has been changed. The bands used to bear > the address of the Washington Biological Survey, abbreviated: > > "Wash. Biol. Surv." > > Until the agency received this letter from an Arkansas camper: > > "Dear Sirs: While camping last week I shot one of your birds. I > think it was a crow. I followed the cooking instructions on the > leg tag and I want to tell you, it was horrible." > > The bands are now marked "Fish and Wildlife Service". >