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care twenty distinct rookeries which contained about 

 three thousand snowy herons and seven thousand 

 egrets. In these rookeries many other water-birds 

 are also protected, which were estimated in the sea- 

 son of 1914 to number about half a million. 



Publications. One of the most important lines of 

 work carried on by the Association is the issuing 

 of its various publications for the education of the 

 public on bird matters. First may be mentioned the 

 magazine "Bird-Lore," which is the oiEcial organ 

 of the Association. ' This was established in 1899 

 and stands to-day as the leading popular bird maga- 

 zine in the country. The fact that Mr. Frank M. 

 Chapman is editor is guaranty of the high standard 

 of the magazine. This is published six times yearly, 

 and is sent free to members of the Association. The 

 price to others is one dollar. 



Each issue contains two colored plates of birds, 

 one of which is accompanied by a four-page insert 

 descriptive of the bird's habits. The other picture 

 is accompanied by a migration table based on the 

 data furnished by the United States Bureau of Bio- 

 logical Survey. The magazine contains interesting 

 articles by well-known bird-students, which are us- 

 ually accompanied by photographs taken from life. 

 There is a special school department for teachers 

 and children, in which are given suggestions to teach- 

 ers for teaching about birds, and to children on how 

 to study birds; and opportunities are given for the 



