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publishes the journal, is a sound and sane protection of birds in a 

 practical way, no ultrafaddism is displayed, no exclusive leaning 

 towards either the opera-glass or shotgun wing of ornithologists, 

 but a position similar to that of the Wilson Bulletin id est pro- 

 tection of birds in general and a due allowance for the taking of 

 birds, their nests and eggs for strictly scientific purposes. It is in- 

 teresting to note that the idea of introducing a Bird and Arbor Day 

 is advocated for Germany and Austria, that bird colonies on some 

 of the North Sea islands are carefully protected, showing a hand- 

 some increase of species and individuals in almost every case and 

 that a severe condemnation of the ruthless slaughter of song birds 

 for the market in Southern France is expressed. The paintings of 

 birds are good, the photos however, although Germany furnishes us 

 the best lenses, are not up to the American standard. Only two 

 real good bird photos are in the entire volume, one of a mounted 

 albino Kestrel, the other one of a pair of Caspian Terns at their 

 nest, both in the April nimiber. A series of articles on the Hawks 

 of Germany is begun, similar to the Falcones of North America in 

 the Wilson Bulletin. Good Field Notes and Reviews of recent 

 publications are prominent features of the periodical. Good scien- 

 tific popular life histories of birds are always gladly received, for 

 tlie average German bird student is a man of good education, high- 

 ly intellectual and of a true soul life and willingly recognizes these 

 qualities in other men, In great contrast to tlie average condition 

 in America. Quite a number of the Wilson Club members are also 

 members of this German society and readers of its splendid publi- 

 cation, which justly deserves a greater patronage in the United 

 States than it is receiving at present. w. f. h. 



