1/8 Cincinnati Society of Natural History. 



bodies, and, for the most part, of birds" wings also, l)e (b>con 

 tinned. 



Right liere, in closing, let me explain to you the Autlubon 

 Society. 



The purpose of the Audubon S(jciety is the protection of 

 American birds not used for food. To accomi)lish this purpose it 

 will : 



I. Secure and publish information to show the extent of the 

 present enormous destruction of birds for millinery, decorative and 

 other purjjoses. 



. 2. Expose the outrageous and indefensible cruelty of such 

 wanton taking of feathered life. 



3. Point out the damage to the agricultural interests of the land 

 which must certainly follow the decimation of the insectivores. 



4. IJy thus presenting the subject in its ethical, humane and 

 economic aspects, enlist the sympathy and active personal coop- 

 eration of a large membership in the effort to check the evil. 



Three forms of pledges have been adopted, viz.: i. To dis- 

 coin-age the killing of any bird not used for food. 2. To discour- 

 age the robbing of any bird's nest or the destruction of its eggs. 

 3. To refrain from the use of any wild bird's plumage as an article 

 of dress or adornment. 



The Audubon Society certificate of membership will be issued 

 to those who subscribe to one, two or all the pledges. Member- 

 ship involves no expense whatever. There are no fees of any 

 kind. The funds necessary to carry on the work are supplied en- 

 tirely by voluntary subscriptions, the immediate expense for organ- 

 ization being borne by the Forest and Stream Publishing Company. 

 The society has local secretaries in cities towns and villages. The 

 local secretaries will furnish circulars of information and pledge 

 forms ; will receive the signed pledges, keep a list of the members, 

 forward a duplicate list with the pledges for enrollment and file at 

 the society's office, and will receive in return certificates of mem 

 bership, to be filled out and signed by the local secretary and given 

 to the members. No certificate of membership will be issed to any 

 person except upon the receipt of a signed pledge at the office of 

 the society. Where no local secretary has yet been appointed, 

 individual api)licants for membership may address the society at its 

 office, No. 40 Park Row, New York. 



