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reports that in connection with Professor 

 Bickmore, of the American Museum's 

 Department of Public Instruction, and a 

 committee representing the science teach- 

 ers of the fourteen normal colleges of the 

 State, he has prepared a course in bird 

 study for the normal colleges for the pres- 

 ent year. 



Further interest in birds was shown by 

 the science teachers of the State in their 

 invitation to Mr. Chapman to address 

 them on the subject of ' The Educa- 

 tional Value of Bird Study, ' during their 

 convention, held in New York City, De- 

 cember 29-30, 1898. 



That the good work accomplished can- 

 not be gauged by the number of mem- 

 bers is proved by the constant reports 

 received from local secretaries and others, 

 telling of classes formed for bird study, 

 of clubs that have taken up the subject, 

 of bird exercises in schools, etc. If all 

 these silent sympathizers would only 

 realize how much the cause might be 

 strengthened by open, concerted action, 

 shown by a large membership roll of 

 the Audubon Society, its influence would 

 be greatly increased. 



Emma H. Lockwood, Scc\v. 



NEW JERSEY SOCIETY 



We have at present 124 members 

 and have distributed over 1,000 gen- 

 eral circulars in regard to the work, 

 and 1,000 aigrette circulars written by 

 Mr. Chapman. We expect to have new 

 literature issued during the coming year, 

 and are now having the State bird-laws 

 printed for distribution. 



Mary A. Mellick, Scc\v. 



DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 



Mrs. John Dewhurst Patten, secretary 

 of the Audubon Society of the District 

 of Columbia, reports much valuable 

 work. A course of six lectures was 

 given by Mrs. Olive Thorne Miller, and 

 others by Mr. Chapman and Dr. Palmer. 



A successful and fashionably attended 



exhibit of millinery was held in April. 

 Nine of the leading milliners contributed 

 hats and bonnets, which, of course, were 

 entirely free from wild bird feathers. 

 The society has designed an Audubon 

 pin after a drawing of the Robin, by 

 Mr. Robert Ridgway. This has al- 

 ready been adopted by the Pennsyl- 

 vania and Massachusetts societies. At 

 the suggestion of the secretary of the 

 Pennsylvania society, efforts have been 

 directed towards the establishment of 

 societies in the south. 



In response to a great demand for a 

 cheap book of information about local 

 birds, this society has been instrumental 

 in issuing ' Birds of Washington and 

 Vicinity,'* by Mrs. L. W. Maynard — 200 

 pages i2mo, illustrated, which may be 

 had for the small sum of 85 cents. The 

 price placing the volume within the 

 reach of teachers and pupils in the 

 public schools. 



OHIO SOCIETY 



Miss Clara Russell, corresponding sec- 

 retary of the Ohio society, informs us 

 that at a meeting held in Cincinnati on 

 December 14 an Ohio Audubon society 

 was organized with the following officers : 

 President, William Hubbell Fisher ; vice- 

 president, William H. Venable ; corre- 

 sponding secretary, Miss Clara Russell ; 

 secretary, Mrs. T. B. Hastings ; treasurer, 

 Mrs. W. T. Armor. 



On December 30 Miss Russell writes : 

 "We have over fifty members, and feel 

 much encouraged that we have aroused 

 a sentiment in this locality to know more 

 about our feathered friends, and to protect 

 birds from being wantonly destroyed for 

 pleasure, fashion, or the table." 



.^®*"Reports from the New Hampshire, 

 Pennsylvania, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, 

 W^isconsin, and Minnesota Societies, will 

 appear in the April number. 



*See a review of this book in Book A>7f'j and 

 Revimis. 



