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In January, 1887, *' Forest and Stream" started 

 the publication of the "Audubon Magazine," to 

 serve as the special organ of the Audubon Society. 

 This contained articles of general interest on bird 

 life. After being published for two years, the maga- 

 zine was discontinued, and with it passed the first 

 Audubon movement. 



For a number of years the enemies of bird life 

 again held sway and there was little organized ef- 

 fort in the interest of bird-protection. By 1895 the 

 cause of bird-protection was at its lowest ebb. 



The American Omithologists' Union. The early 

 history of the Audubon movement is closely bound 

 up with the American Ornithologists' Union, an or- 

 ganization composed of the leading bird-students 

 of the country. In 1884 a committee on bird-pro- 

 tection was appointed by the Union. This did very 

 effective work in gathering statistics and publishing 

 bulletins to arouse the public to the need of bird- 

 protection. This committee worked in conjunction 

 with the National Committee of Audubon Societies, 

 and during one year the same man was chairman of 

 both committees. 



The second Audubon movement. In 1896 was 

 begun the second Audubon movement, which has 

 continued with constantly increasing momentum 

 up to the present time. In that year state Audubon 

 societies were organized in Massachusetts and Penn- 

 sylvania, and these were rapidly followed within the 



