public int CountGreatKiskudee() { Birds birds = new Birds(); string[] source = GetText().Split(new char[] { ',' }, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries); var matchQuery = from word in source where word.ToLowerInvariant() == birds.getGreatKiskudee().ToLowerInvariant() select word; int birdCount = matchQuery.Count(); int count = birdCount * 300; return(count); }