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ern limit near Hawks Park. This sign 

 is on an oyster bar near a heavy growth 

 of mangrove brushes (now nearly trees), 

 beyond which is an immense area of 

 marsh grass subject to tidal overflow. 

 The mangroves were alive with aquatic 

 birds, principally Great Blue and other 

 Herons, which arose with alarming cries 

 at our intrusion. This sign is close to the 

 main channel and easily seen by any one 

 passing up or down the river, which is 

 here very tortuous and requires an ex- 

 perienced pilot. The large sign set on the 

 inner shoal about i,ooo feet inside and 

 west of the ocean last spring, by Captain 

 Pacetti and myself, was carried away in 

 October by a gale and heavy seas with 

 cross tide, which at this point runs like a 

 mill-race. It was set on a heavy yellow- 

 pine upright, 6x6, painted white and set 

 into the sand to a depth of four feet, Viut 

 was completely undermined. Two of the 

 large new signs were set on Monday; one 

 at Live Oak Point and the other at Little 

 I'clican Island, the northern limit of the 

 reservation." — George X. Ch.amberlix. 



Foreign Relations 



The president of the Association atten- 

 ded the International Fisheries Congress, 



lately held in Washington, D. C, and while 

 there met many delegates from foreign 

 countries and took the occasion to present 

 to them the subject of bird protection, 

 with the ultimate view of forming an 

 International Bird Protection Society, an 

 organization that is much needed at the 

 present time in order to encourage co- 

 operation between the great world powe s 

 and an agreement to prohibit the e.xport or 

 import of the plumage of wild birds from 

 one country to another. 



.\mong the delegates present who be- 

 came very much interested in the subject 

 were those from China and Japan. Dr. 

 Yen, one of the delegates from China, 

 asked for all of our literature, in order that 

 it might be forwarded to his home govern- 

 ment. 



Imperial Chinese Legation 



Washington, October i6, 190S. 

 "William Dutcher, Esq., President, 

 National Association of Audubon So- 

 cieties, 141 Broadway, New York. 

 "My De.\r Dr. Dutchek: I thank 

 you for .your courtesy in sending me a 

 complete set of your educational leaflets 

 together with your last annual report and 

 a copy of your organ, Bird-Lore, the 

 perusal of all of which has afforded me 



