Vol vn. 



BIRD NOTES 



AND NEWS 



ISSUED QUARTERLY BY THE ROYAL SOCIEIY 

 FOR THE PROTECTION OF BIRDS. 



JVJnter ^mber^ 'pi?- 



CONTENTS. 



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Bird Life and War's Alarums . . 



Birds in the War Area 



The Plumage Trade . . . . 



Notes . . 



The Dearth of Birds — Winter Feeding — Trees, 

 Hedges, and the Farmer— Les|jhs from France 

 —A Kestrel in thfe East-End— Kestrel and Cat— 

 " A buyer of anything rare." 



The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds 



Council Meetings— Gold Medals-Obituary— Leaflet 

 Fund — Greeting Card —"Christmas in the 



Lines." 



Economic Ornithology. . 



The Scarcity of Birds— " Sparrow Club." and their 

 effects— The War-Farmcr'i Ally. 



Bird-and-Tree Challenge Shield Competition 118 



\nard of -Inter-County and Coiin'ty Challenge.Shields. 



23. QUEEN ANNE'S GATE, LONDON. S.W.I 



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