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Bird -Lore 



REPORT OF WILLIAM L. FINLEY, FIELD AGENT FOR THE 

 PACIFIC COAST STATES 



CTOBER, 1922, finds your western agent still increasing 

 the output of motion-picture films of wild birds and 

 animals. During 1921, a series of reels which we re- 

 leased on the theatrical circuit in the United States 

 and foreign countries, through the Bray Pictures 

 Corporation and the Goldwyn exchanges, brought a 

 great deal of publicity for wild-bird and animal pro- 

 tection among a large class of people who give these 

 matters little attention. During the past year, another 

 series of seven reels was released, also bearing the 

 name of the National Association of Audubon So- 

 cieties. The titles for these reels were written by Katharine Hilliker, one of 

 the most expert title writers in the country, with the idea of giving them 

 a popular touch necessary to reach the theatrical public. The subjects released 

 were as follows: 



(1) 'High Water, 1 a series of pictures around Crater Lake and other high 

 lakes of the Cascade Range. (2) 'Page Mr. Edison,' motion pictures in Mt. 

 Rainier National Park illustrating mammals and birds, especially the life of 

 the White-tailed Ptarmigan and how she is protectively dressed both in summer 

 and winter. (3) 'The Climbing Mazamas,' showing mountain climbers on 

 their trip to the top. of Mt. Rainier with some of the wild folk they met. (4) 

 'Angling in Oregon Waters,' illustrating the life history of the salmon of the 

 Columbia River. (5) 'Healthy Appetites,' picturing a trip around Mt. 



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t HILDREN FEEDING GULLS ON OREGON COAST 



Photographed by William L. and Irene Finley 



