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from traps failed to pass the legislature. Letters are frequently received asking 

 if we are powerless to prevent this "cruel and debasing" amusement, but while 

 reading the protest, a morning paper tells us " that the event of the day was 



a twenty-bird handicap for Mrs. 's trophy." It was a close contest, 



"the birds being fast and the sport fine," for there was a tie between two of the 

 braves," ''with 13 kills each, out of 20 birds," and later "a beautiful dinner 

 was served by admiring friends," in honor of one, "killing 14 birds out of 20.'' 



No new reservations have been made in Florida since October, 1906. The 

 reservations, or preserves, now are at Tortugas, Sand Key, Passage Key, Indian 

 Key and Pelican Island, where the launch ' Audubon ' is in use. 



There have been reports from the South of the reappearance of Paroquets, 



GUY M.BRADLEY 



1870-1905 



FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH 



AS CAME WARDEN OF MONROE 



COUNTY HE CAVE HIS LIFE FOR 



THE CAUSE TO WHICH HE WAS 



PLEDGED 



ERECTED BY THE FLORIDA AUDUBON SOCIETY 



1 ABLET 10 lil-: hRK( IKD (AKR (,LV BR.\DLEV'S GR.WE 



and Nonpareils have been noted in certain localities, where for years they have 

 not been seen; while further north an increase has been reported of White Herons 

 Blue Herons, Cardinals, Robins and other birds. 



In response to an article by Mr. Julian A. Dimock, in 'Country Life in 

 America' for February, entitled 'Egret Murder,' the sum of $58 was received 

 bv the treasurer of the Florida Audubon Society, Mrs. L. P. Bronson, which 

 is reserved as the nucleus of an ' Egret Fund. ' We here publicly thank Mr. 

 Dimock for his interest, the publishers for their cooperation, and the con- 

 tributors. 



In a letter written by Mr. Kirk Munroe, April 15, 1906, he says: "I have 

 just returned from a cruise to Cape Sable, where on account of proximity and 

 association, I was roused to a great interest in the Bradley case. Last Monday 



