Vol. V. No. 4. 



BIRD NOTES 



AND NEWS 



ISSUED QUARTERLY BY THE ROYAL SOCIETY 

 FOR THE PROTECTION OF BIRDS. 



Winter !J\(umber^ 19 12. 



CONTENTS. 

 "Our, Swallows' Winter Hqme." 



PAGE 



The Plume Question in a. Nutshell . . . . 49 



The Plume-Trade . . . . . . . . 50 



Economic Ornitholog}' . . . . . . q i 



The Persecution of the Heron. 



The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds 54. 



Council Meeting— Brean Dmvn — Public School 

 Essay Competition ': Award. 



Note- 



b^ 



Wild Life in England — The Need for Nesting- 

 Boxes—" Owl-dom "—Birds' Winter Food. 



Bird-and-Tree Day .... . . . . 57 



Challenge Shield Competitions,. 19 12. 



In the Courts . . . . . . . -. . . 63 



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