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Bird - Lore 



Audubon Society had about forty thous- 

 and members scattered all over the coun- 

 try. The membership was absolutely 

 free, and depended merely on the signing 

 of the Audubon pledge. The expenses of 

 the Society were all borne by Forest and 

 Stream Publishing Company. 



In February, 1887, the "Audubon 

 Magazine" was established. It was 

 devoted to the interests of Audubon 

 workers, dealt with bird life and other 

 natural history subjects, and discussed 

 the economic problems of animal life 

 in relation to agriculture and human 

 welfare. 



In the year 1888, notwithstanding the 

 efforts put forth by the Audubon Society, 

 and those interested in bird protection, the 

 fashion of feather millinery continued to 

 grow. The newspapers, which at first 

 had so warmly supported the movement 

 for bird protection, lost interest, and 

 legislators and state authorities appeared 

 to regard the protective laws which had 

 been passed as nullities. Notwithstand- 

 ing the attention that had been called to 

 the ethical and economic aspect of this 

 destruction, the headgear of the women 

 continued to be largely made up of por- 

 tions of small birds. At the end of 1888, 

 the publication of the "Audubon Maga- 



zine" ceased, for the expenses of the 

 movement were too heavy to be borne by 

 a single corporation, which, in fact, had 

 another object than bird protection for 

 its main purpose. 



The seed sown by the original Audubon 

 Society was not wholly lost, but the 

 Society was in advance of its time. Much 

 of this seed lay dormant for eight or ten 

 years, and then, in the years 1896 to 1900, 

 began to grow. The name of the Audubon 

 Society was well known, and the revived 

 movement found a certain public already 

 well instructed in Audubon matters. In 

 the last ten years, very largely through 

 the patient, painstaking and enthusiastic 

 work of William Butcher, the Audubon 

 movement has achieved the success of 

 which we know so well today. 



Mr. Grinnell, after being connected 

 with "Forest and Stream" for thirty-five 

 years, has within a few months given up 

 his chair in that ofl&ce, and is now devoting 

 himself to literary work, with special 

 reference to the habits and customs of 

 the Indians of Western North America, 

 with whom he has spent much time, both 

 in the tepees and on the hunting-trails, 

 and from whom he has gathered a great 

 store of knowledge as yet unpublished. — 

 T. Gilbert Pearson. 



