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Southern California condemn the crnelty of this 

 debasing sport of shooting nesting Doves. But it 

 can be made "law," and maintained "law" by the 

 professional politician just as long as "there is 

 something in it." "What is there in it?" is the 

 full and only horizon — for brute or human — which 

 is scanned by the degenerate one of the primates. 

 Trespass upon or about his presumed perquisites, 

 and he immediately blocks the measure, be it ever so 

 humane or even necessary. Surely it is said truth- 

 fully that unless above himself a man cannot raise 

 himself. How poor a thing is man ! That he is a 

 poor thing is proclaimed from the very house-tops, 

 when the claims of parenthood — a period of admitted 

 sacredness even amidst the lesser forms of the field 

 — find in his heart no generous response. 



The Dove has ever associated with itself special 

 claims for human recognition, and it is to be hoped 

 that it may ere long be granted that consideration, 

 and become protected and preserved amidst regions to 

 which it adds grace and attractiveness. 



IRotc on the (Breat (rresteD (Brebe. 



By J. E. R. McDoNAGH, M.R.C.S., F.Z.S. 

 Seeing the editorial reference in a recent issue to 

 the Great Crested Grebe occurring in Surrey, I am 

 taking the opportunity of giving a short account of 

 some of these birds seen and studied for some years 

 past in Wales by a friend of mine, Mr. Raikes, upon 

 whose ground they are, and who has been good enough 

 to send me the following details. It all goes to show 

 what great things the Wild Bird Protection Act has 



