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year 'Circular No. 5' has been published, summarizing the work of this Depart- 

 ment, which proves useful in answering inquiries, thus saving much writing. 



Thus far the Department of Applied Ornithology has been maintained by a 

 small number of generous friends of wild birds. As many people have availed 

 themselves of its services, it has seemed both fair and timely to try to have the 

 work supported by a much larger constituency, including donors of small 

 amounts. To arrange this a plan is being carried out which it is hoped will put 

 the Department on a permanent self-sustaining basis and make possible 

 further enlargement of the work. 



YOUNG CALIFORNIA QUAIL, BROODED BY A HEN AT THE AUDUBON SANCTUARY 



AMSTON, CONNECTICUT. 

 Photograph by Herbert K. Job. 



REPORT OF MARY S. SAGE, ORGANIZER IN SCHOOLS 



There seems to be a greater demand than ever before for the Junior work in 

 the public schools, judging from the calls for my services during the past year. 

 After the annual meeting I returned to Albany, where I had promised to make 

 some addresses, and would have been kept there to make a second tour through 

 the city schools had I not felt I must go on to Syracuse. I worked in Syracuse 

 and vicinity until the Easter holidays, making one trip to the northern part of 

 the state. 



Since the last annual meeting, talks and lectures have been given in the 

 following places : House of Refuge (Randall's Island), Menands, Hudson Falls, 



