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A Reason for Decrease of Bob-white 



Some in\esligalionb were made by the 

 Executive of the National Association 

 regarding the sale of Bob-white in New 

 York City during the recent open season. 

 These investigations were made, because 

 under Section 92 of the New York State 

 law, Quail shot in the state cannot be sold. 

 The section further provides that Quail 

 taken outside of New York State may be 

 held for sale. Inasmuch as every common- 

 wealth in the United States prohibits the 

 export of Quail, it is evident that all of the 

 birds sold in New York State are birds 

 illegally shij)ped. This fact must be 

 known to the dealers, because during the 

 investigation a number of boxes of Quail 

 found in the markets were stamped on the 

 outside with a stencil, '"pigeons." This 

 false statement was a direct evasion of the 

 law and could have been done only for the 

 purpose of deceiving the transportation 

 companies and the authorities of the state 

 from which the birds were shipped. 



The investigation necessarily was very 

 superficial, but enough evidence was found 

 to show that the hotels and restaurants in 

 the city must use an enormous number of 

 Bob-white during the season when these 

 birds can be sold in New York. An order 

 of two hundred dozen for one day was 

 placed by a hotel, and orders for almost 

 twenty thousand birds were given by the 

 prominent hotels and restaurants for the 

 New^ Year's Eve trade. 



Section 92 of the New York law should 

 be repealed, as it places New York in the 

 position of being a "fence" for the sale of 

 illegal goods. — W. D. 



» Bird Bulletins 



Through the courtesy of the State His- 

 torical Society of Wisconsin, the Wisconsin 

 Audubon Society has been permitted to 

 place in the halls of the State Historical 

 Museum, at Madison, a number of pic- 

 ture bulletins explaining its own labors and 

 those of the National Association in en- 

 couraging the protection of wild birds 

 and animals. Several such bulletins are 



now on (lisphiN . Kiuh consists of from 

 ten to fifteen or more carefully selected 

 photographs or prints. These are tacked, 

 or otherwise fastened to burlap-covered, 

 upright wooden screens, and are accom- 

 panied by a centrally posted explanatory 

 label. One of the two bulletins on exhibi- 

 tion at present is devoted to a considera- 

 tion of "Bird Reservations;" the other 

 to "the Ostrich Farm and Feather In- 

 dustry." The photographs employed in 

 illustrating the last are kindly furnished 

 by the Cawston Ostrich Farm of South 

 Pasadena, California. The State Histori- 

 cal Museum is visited each year by thou- 

 sands of educators and visitors from all 

 parts of Wisconsin and surrounding 

 states. By means of these picture bulle- 

 tins and brief explanatory labels, their 

 attention is attracted to the Audubon 

 movement, and thus many friends are 

 gained for the cause. These bulletins are 

 now attracting such attention that prepa- 

 rations are being made to circulate sev- 

 eral among the libraries and smaller 

 museums of the state, where they will be 

 posted for short periods. Their availa- 

 bility for this purpose is being made 

 known through the Wisconsin Library 

 Bulletin. — Ch.as. E. Browx, Secretary, 

 Wisconsin Audubon Society. 



Bird-boxes 



There has been an unexpectedly large 

 demand for the volume "How to Attract 

 and Protect Wild Birds." The subject 

 of attracting birds around one's home by 

 the use of bird-boxes and feeding appara- 

 tus is growing more and more popular. 



Unfortunately, there is no place in the 

 United States w-here the suggested boxes 

 for Woodpeckers can be secured. The 

 Association has been making efforts to find 

 a manufacturer who could furnish these 

 boxes at a price approximately as low as 

 they are sold in Germany, but so far it 

 has been unable to secure a manufacturer. 

 As soon as arrangements can be made, 

 undoubtedly there will be a large call for 

 the boxes, as the Association recently 

 received an ordet for thirtv of the Wood- 



