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A Quarterly Magazine Devoted to the Study and Protection of Birds 



Vol. VII Published June 1, 1905 No. 2 



SUBSCRIPTION RATES: 50 cents a year; 15 cents a copy 



OFFICERS OF THE MAINE ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY 



Pres , Prof. Leslie A. Lee, Brunswick W. H. Brownson, Portland, 

 Vice-Pres.. Dr. H. H. Brock, Portland Editor 



Sec.-Treas., J. Merton Swain, Skowhegan Frank T. Noble, Augusta, 

 Councillors, Capt. H. L. Spinney, Seguin Associate Editor 



Ora W. Knight, Bangor 



The members of the Maine Ornithological Society do not 

 approve the action of the IvCgislature in removing the protection of 

 the law from the Blue Heron and the Kingfisher, and they do not 

 believe there was any necessity for such action. It is doubtless true 

 that these birds destroy some fish, but not so many that it was right 

 to expose them to indiscriminate slaughter. It is to be hoped that 

 the next Legislature will restore them to the list of protected birds, 

 perhaps allowing the fish wardens to kill those actually found doing 

 harm to the hatcheries. Meanwhile let each member who lives near 

 a Heron colony do all in his power by moral suasion to save the 

 birds from needless destruction. 



The need of new members of the Maine Ornithological Society is 

 painfully apparent. The urgent demands for work on the part of the 

 present active members in procuring additions have not been met, 

 except in one or two notable instances. Each member should send 

 in at least one new name during the coming month. Each member 

 whose dues have not been paid should attend to that matter promptly, 

 as there is no money in the treasury now, and cash is needed to 

 pay for the printing of this number. The income should be large 

 enough to warrant printing a journal of double the size of this issue. 



