PROTECT OUR BIRDS 



The native birds of Australia, like other animal life, are sparse, except in isolated 

 places. It therefore behoves us to protect all the insectivorous varieties, not only 

 for the sentiment of their preservation and perpetuation, but also that they may 

 assist in keeping down insect pests that are destructive in our gardens and orchards. 

 To this end the " Birds Protection Act," No. 745 of 1900, was passed into law. 

 It provides that the undernamed birds shall be absolutely protected all the year 

 round, whether on private property or elsewhere, viz. : — 



Owls of all species. 



Mopokes and night jars of all species. 



Swifts of all species. 



Swallows and martins of all species. 



Laughing jackasses and kingfishers of all species. 



Wood swallows of all species. 



Diamond birds (or pardalotes) of all species. 



Piping crowshrikes (or native magpies) of all species. 



Butcher birds, and all species of small crowshrikes. 



Magpie larks. 



Blue doves, thickheads, shriketits, and bell birds. 



Thrushes of all species. 



Fantails (or wagtails), and flycatchers of all species. 



Eobins of all species. 



Superb warblers, emu wrens, blue wrens, and wrens of all species. 



Native tits of all species. 



Tintacks and ephthianuras of all species. 



Pipits and larks of all species. 



Reed warblers and rush larks of all species. 



Bower birds. 



Tree creepers of all species. 



Cuckoos of all species. 



Stone plovers or night curlews. 



Ibis and spoonbills of all species. 



Herons, bitterns, egrets of all species. 



Seagulls of all species. 



Terns (or sea swallows) of all species. 



Cape Barren geese 



Emus. 



Swans. 



Plovers. 



Oyster catchers. 



Dottrells. 



Kestrels. 



Grass parrots. 



