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and even the carrying of firearms either on the 

 lake or on a surrounding zone of land one mile in 

 width. 



A number of years ago a tract of two acres, situ- 

 ated near the grounds of the University of Cincin- 

 nati, was purchased by a woman interested in birds, 

 at a cost of $250,000. This is to be made a bird park 

 and has been given to the city. Its development is 

 under the charge of the Department of Biology of 

 the University of Cincinnati, 



City and state ornithologists. The city of Pitts- 

 burgh, Pennsylvania, has appointed a city ornithol- 

 ogist whose duty it is to protect birds in the city 

 from molestation, especially when nesting; to erect 

 bird-houses; to provide food for wild birds; and to 

 report annually upon the increase or decrease of the 

 birds. Under a recent law passed in Massachusetts, 

 the towns of Dover, Brookline, and Milton have 

 appointed bird wardens. Within recent years state 

 ornithologists have been appointed in the following 

 States : Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, Penn- 

 sylvania, and Delaware. 



Summary of what has been accomplished in pro- 

 tecting the birds. During the past quarter of a cen- 

 tury remarkable strides have been made in the cause 

 of bird-protection. Thirty years ago our common 

 song-birds were used for millinery purposes. To-day 

 many States have laws forbidding the use of feathers 

 of wild birds for millinery purposes and the National 



