The Oologist. 



Vol. XXXIII. No. 10. Albion, N. Y., Oct. 15, 1916. Whole No. 851 



Owned and Published Monthly, by R. M. Barnes, Albion, N. Y., and Lacon, III. 



The New Bird Laws 



All lovers of wild life are to be con- 

 gratulated over the fact that the new 

 Federal Migratory Bird Law has been 

 construed by the regulations which 

 were adopted and issued August 21, 

 1916, in such a way as will prevent all 

 Spring shooting of water fowl. Also 

 to protect Band-tailed Pigeons, Cranes, 

 Wood ducks. Swan, Curlew, Willet, 

 Upland Plover and the smaller shore 

 birds until September 1, 1918, at which 

 time it is to be hoped that those hav- 

 ing charge of these matters will have 

 sense enough to extend the closed sea- 

 son for Cranes, Wood ducks, Swan, 

 Upland Plover, Woodcock and similar 

 birds indefinitely. 



Likewise bird lovers are to be con- 

 gratulated over the fact of the ratifi- 

 cation of the United States — Canadian 

 bird treaty which protects 1022 spe- 

 cies of migratory birds for all time. 

 This is as it should be a move in the 

 right direction, and will result in an 

 estimable benefit to the agriculturists 

 in both Canada and the United States, 

 if it is enforced without fear or favor 

 as it should be. 



Both the new Federal Migratory 

 Bird Law and the United States-Can- 

 adian Bird Treaty referred to, make 

 proper provisions for reasonable scien- 

 tfic collecting. — R. M. Barnes. 



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