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Pictures of Bird Life 



The fact is that these restrictions ha\e arisen in con- 

 secjuence of tlie unreasonable looting' of eggs by Englisli 

 visitors, and, the place belonging to the Danish Government, 

 it lias been constituted a national preserve, owing to the 

 representations by Danish ornithologists, wlio became alarmed 

 at such systematic robbery. From wluit I can see, how- 

 ever, these restrictions either do not apply to nati\-es or 



are more difficult to enforce 

 in tlieir case, for both slioot- 

 ing and taking of eggs are 

 done with more or less im- 

 ])unity on their part. And 

 it nmst be remembered tliat 

 in many cases the doings of 

 A'isitors, especially foreign 

 \ isitors. are often exaggerated 

 by the natives to serve their 

 own purposes. 



After due consultation of 

 authorities and maps, and 



obtaining the necessary permission, my friend J and 



myself left I^ondon on May 4th, arriving at Elsbjerg early 

 on May (Jtli. 



All this west coast of Jutland is extremely barren, and 

 the scenery monotonous in tlie extreme. Travelling orni- 

 thologists, however, can always find beauties in tlie most 

 arid and desolate countries, as long as they are not (piite 

 devoid of bird life, and even travelling by train is not 



White Stork (Cicctiia alba). 



