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the matter of that, in every country in the 

 universe where the White Heron is found." 



In addition to the Aigrette plumes men- 

 tioned, 10,612 pounds of "other feathers 

 and plumage" were reported from Ciudad 

 Bolivar, Venezuela, alone in 1908. 



Of those marvels of bird-life. Paradise 

 birds, 20,000 skins are exported annually 

 from north and west Dutch New Guinea 

 alone, while two traders at Humboldt Bay, 

 in northwest New Guinea were known to ex- 

 port 12,000 birds' skins every three months, 

 chiefly of the Lesser Bird of Paradise. 



We commend Mr. Buckland's address to 

 every one interested in the subject of bird 

 preservation. It may be found in the 

 Journal of the Royal Society of Arts (John 

 Street, Adelphi, London W. C), for Decem- 

 ber 10, 1909, price 15 cents, postpaid. 



A Last Effort to Find and Save from 

 Extinction the Passenger Pigeon 



The following is a memorandum read at 

 the meeting of the American Ornitholo- 

 gists' Union, New York City, Dec. 9, 1909. 



"Through the interest and generosity 

 of Colonel Anthony R. Kuser, I am able 

 to offer the following award. 



"$300 — Three Hundred Dollars — -$300 



For first information of a nesting pair or 

 colony of wild Passenger VigeonB{Ectopis(es 

 migratorius) 



Undisturbed 



"Before this award will be paid such 

 information, exclusive and confidential, 

 must be furnished as will enable an expert 

 ornithologist to visit the nest and confirm 

 the finding. If the nest and parent birds 

 are found undisturbed, the award will be 

 promptly paid. This award applies to the 

 first nest or nesting colony discovered 

 and confirmed anywhere on the conti- 

 nent of North America. — C. William 

 Beebe, New York City. 



"Further, Colonel Kuser withdraws his 

 offer of $100, for a freshly killed pas- 

 senger pigeon. He does this on account of 

 the great present danger of complete 

 extinction of the species. 



"Until Jan. i, 1911, during Mr. Beebe's 



absence from America, address all corre- 

 spondence on the subject to C. F. Hodge, 

 Clark University, Worcester, Mass., who 

 will arrange for confirming party and pay- 

 ment of the award, if a nest or nesting 

 colony is found." 



With the aid of Colonel Kuser's liberal 

 offer it is hoped to find and save, not only 

 the first, but practically, every Passenger 

 Pigeon's nest on the continent. In order 

 to do this and to arouse general interest 

 which shall result in a complete and ade- 

 quate search of the entire country, we 

 need volunteer local awards — at least one 

 of $100 — for first undisturbed nest or 

 nesting colony found in each state or Cana- 

 dian Province, in which the bird is likely 

 to occur. The following additional re- 

 wards have already been offered for un- 

 disturbed nests: 



W. B. Mershon. For first nest or nest- 

 ing colony found in Michigan — will 



confirm at his own expense $100 



A. B. F. Kinney. For first nest found 



in Massachusetts 100 



Edward Avis. For first nest found in 

 Connecticut. Will confirm at his 



own expense 100 



Professor CO. Whitman and Ruth- 

 ven Deane. For first finding in 



Illinois 100 



John E. Thayer. Five awards of $100 

 each, for the five most likely states 

 or Canadian Provinces for which 

 no local offers have been volun- 

 teered by April 15 500 



John E. Thayer. Toward expenses 



of confirming reports 100 



A. B. Miller. For first finding in Wor- 

 cester county, Massachusetts 20 



George Bird GrinncU. Toward minor 

 expenses of work — -postage, print- 

 ing, ofiBce help, etc 25 



None of this money has been paid 

 in and none will be asked for until nests 

 or nesting colonies have been reported and 

 confirmed; or until expenses of office 

 or traveling expenses connected with the 

 work have exceeded $100, the amount 

 which the undersigned has agreed to con- 

 tribute toward the investigation. — C. F. 

 Hodge, Clark University, Worcester, Mass. 



