EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT 



Edited by WILLIAM DUTCHER 



Address all correspondence, and send all remittances for dues and contributions to 

 the National Association of Audubon Societies, 141 Broadway, New York City 



The Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage 



Mrs. Russell Sage has given to the 

 National Association of Audubon So- 

 cieties $500 to start a special fund to be 

 used for the protection of the Robin. A 

 few days later she also contributed $5,000 

 to be used in pushing the work of the 

 Association in the Southern states, and 

 at the same time expressed her deep con- 

 cern that the Robin, which is legally re- 

 garded as a game bird in some of the 

 states, should be given adequate protec- 

 tion. As Mrs. Sage further states that she 

 will provide $5,000 annually for the next 

 two years, it means that the Association 

 will be enabled to institute and conduct 

 a vigorous campaign for bird-protection 

 over a large territory, heretofore but 

 scantily reached. 



By these magnificent contributions to 

 the work of saving the wild birds of 

 America, Mrs. Sage has won the gratitude 

 of untold thousands of bird and nature 

 lovers throughout the country. — T.G.P. 



Fifth International Ornithological 

 Congress 



The President of the National Associa- 

 tion had the distinguished honor of being 

 the only American delegate at the Fifth 

 International Ornithological Congress, 

 which assembled May 30, in Berlin. He 

 took with him credentials from the De- 

 partment of State, the Smithsonian In- 

 stitution, the National Museum, the 

 .American Ornithologists' Union and the 

 National Association of Audubon So- 

 cieties: 



Over two hundred delegates were in 

 attendance at the Congress, representing 

 fourteen world powers. 



After organizing the Congress, it was 

 divided into five sections, as folows: 



Section I. Anatomy, Pah-eontology, 

 Systematic and Geographical Work. 



Section 2. Migration. 



Section 3. Biology and Oology. 



Section 4. Bird Protection. 



Section 5. Bird Information and Prop- 

 agation. 



The entire time and attention of your 

 delegate was devoted to Section 4 — • 

 Bird Protection — as he considered this 

 the department having the greatest 

 economic value and interest. 



The following papers were presented 

 in Section 4: 



By Herr Prof. Dr. Rorig (Germany). — 

 The Fundamental Reasons for Bird Pro- 

 tection. 



By Herr Dr. Heuss (Germany). — Con- 

 cerning the Urgent Necessity of an Inter- 

 national Association of Bird Protection 

 Societies in Various Countries. 



By Herr Prof. C. G. Schillings (Ger- 

 many). — Concerning the Necessity for 

 Prohibition of Sale of Bird Feathers for 

 Trimmings in All Countries. 



By Herr Dr. Schwartz (Germany). — 

 Are International Bird Protection So- 

 cieties Desirable, Because Their Aim Is 

 to Save Birds from Being Used for Hat 

 Trimming ? 



By Herr Dr. Dietrich (Germany).^ 

 The Bird World of Cold Northern Islands 

 and Bird Reservations of the Jorsand 

 Society. 



By Herr Prof. Schweder (Austria).^ 

 Bird Hunting and Bird Protection. 



By Mr. Buckland (England). — On the 

 Destruction of Wild Birds in General 

 Throughout the World and the Pressing 

 Necessity for an International Confer- 

 ence to Consider the Whole Question. 



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