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that M. Grisol did receive an honorary 

 mission, May 2, 1908, from the Paris 

 Museum, which fact was unknown to 

 MM. Boule and Thevenin of the Depart- 

 ment of Paleontology, to whom inquiry 

 regarding him was originally addressed. — 

 T. G. P. 



New Members 



Between Jul}- i and October 20, 191 1, 

 the membership of the Association was 

 increased by one life member, 113 sus- 

 taining members, and 19 contributors. 

 The names of these are all included in the 

 Annual Report published in this issue of 

 Bird-Lore. From October 20 to Novem- 

 ber I, 191 1, the following applications for 

 sustaining membership were received: 



Althouse, H. W. 

 Bridges, Miss Fidelia 

 Brown, Philip Greely 

 Carey, Arthur A. 

 Cook, Charles S. 

 Child, John H. 

 Conant, Miss C. N. 

 Crompton, George 

 Devlin, Mrs. John E. 

 Dickey, Donald R. 

 Eaton, Charles Edwin 

 Forbes, Mrs. J. Maholm 

 Hughes, Miss Ada F. 

 Janney, J. B. 

 Nicoll, Mrs. Benjamin 

 Norristown Audubon Club 

 Palfrey, Miss S. H. 

 Parsons, Agnes J. 

 Post, Jr., Mrs. Carrol J. 



The following new contributors have 

 been enrolled: 



Anonymous 



Allen, Mrs. Nathaniel T. 



Clapp, Mrs. C. R. 



Cranz, F. 



Hughes, Mrs. Dorothea M. 



Morrison, Mrs. J. H. 



Australian Feather Trade 



Another blow, and a hard one, has been 

 struck at the millinery trafific in bird 

 feathers. The Australia Gazette, No. 20, 

 dated March 25, 191 1, contains a procla- 

 mation issued by the Right Honorable 

 William Humble, Commander-in-Chief 

 of the Commonwealth of Australia, in 



which the exportation (except for educa- 

 tional or scientific purposes) of the eggs, 

 skins or plumage of the following birds is 

 absolutely prohibited: Emus, Terns and' 

 Gulls, Egrets, Herons and Bitterns, 

 Lorikeets, Cockatoos, Parrots, Dollar or 

 Roller Birds, Kingfishers, Bee-eaters,. 

 Cuckoos, Lyre Birds, Pittas, Robins,. 

 Ground Thrushes and Chats, Wrens,, 

 Shrike Tits, Thick-heads and Shrike- 

 Robins, Sun Birds, Bower Birds, Rifle 

 Birds, Grebes, Albatrosses, Finches, Ori- 

 oles and Shining Starlings. 



On that date also appeared a second- 

 proclamation from the same source, 

 prohibiting the importation of the eggs^ 

 skins or plumage of the following species: 

 Birds-of-Paradise, Hummingbirds; any 

 one of the several species of Asiatic 

 Pheasants of the genus Lophophorus, as 

 the Impej'an Pheasant; any one of the 

 several species of the Asiastic Pheasants of 

 the genus Argusianus, as the Argus 

 Pheasant; any one of the several species of 

 large-crested or Crowned Pigeons of the 

 genus Goiira, inhabiting New Guinea and 

 the adjacent islands; the Rheas, the Owls, 

 the Kingfishers; any Parrot of the genus 

 Sittace or Macrocercus; the Stork tribe, the 

 Heron tribe, the Ibises and Spoonbills, 

 the Todies, the Cock-of-the-Rock, the 

 Quezal or Resplendent Trogon. 



One by one the strongholds of the 

 despoilers of earth's avian treasures are 

 falling before the attacks of those who 

 believe it worth while to preserve the 

 birds for their economic and esthetic 

 value.— T. G. P. 



Enforcement of Aigrette Plumage Law 



On September 5, 191 1, the following 

 advertisement appeared in the New York 

 Evening Telegram: "Elegant fur rug 

 cheap; aigrettes, and other things. Phone 

 2568 W. Morningside, 430 West 119th." 



The word "aigrettes" in the above 

 notice came to the attention of Mr. 

 Joseph V. Sauter, Chief of Division, 

 Forest, Fish and Game Commission, who 

 immediately communicated with this 

 office. As a result, a representative of the 



