Vol. XXII Receni Literature. %OQk 



1904 J o y 



'Audubon Societies in their Relation to the Farmer.' — In a paper of 

 about a dozen pages,' with the above title, Mr. Oldjs has given a clear 

 and succinct account of the Audubon Societies and their work. After 

 referring briefly to the economic value of birds, and to the causes that 

 have operated to effect their decrease, he proceeds to an account of the 

 Audubon Societies, beginning with the first national movement in 1886, 

 and the reawakening of bird protection sentiment in 1896, resulting in 

 the founding of some thirty societies with, in 1902, a joint membership 

 of 65,000. Their purposes and methods of work are detailed and a 

 resume is given of the results of their efforts, with finally a statement of 

 ' The Farmer's Interest in Bird Protection,' or, rather, of why he should 

 be interested in it. — J. A. A. 



Summary of Game Laws for 1903." — This presents, in a brief form for 

 ready reference, "the provisions of the various State laws which primarily 

 form the basis of the Lacey act and which govern the trade in game, 

 namely, those relating to close seasons, licenses, shipment, and sale." 

 The scope of the summary includes the United States and Canada, and it 

 being necessary to condense as much as possible, the matter is mostly 

 presented in tabular form, and in a series of maps. The tabulated matter 

 shows: (i) the close seasons for game in the United States and Canada 

 (pp. 9-19); (2) export of game prohibited by State laws (pp. 22-26); 

 (3) restrictions on sale of game (pp. 32-35) ; licenses for hunting game 

 (pp. 37-40) ; (5) close seasons for game in the United States and Canada, 

 by States and Provinces (pp. 44-48) ; (6) close seasons for game under 

 County laws (pp. 48-53) ; summary of the principal restrictions by non- 

 residents (pp. 53-56). Five maps show which States and Provinces 

 (i) require nonresidents to obtain hunting licenses, and the amount of 

 the license fee; (2) which prohibit export of game; (3) which permit 

 export of game for propagation ; (4) which prohibit sale of game at all 

 times ; (5) which limit the amount of game that may be killed. All the 

 States, except Kentucky and Mississippi, have some kind of a nonexpert 

 law, varying in scope in respect to the kinds of game thus protected. 

 All the States and Territories now prohibit the export of quail, except four, 

 in one of which no quail occur, and in two of which there is no nonex- 

 pert law ; in the other, several counties prohibit such export. "Nearly 



' Audubon Societies in their Relation to the Farmer. By Henry Oldys, 

 Assistant Biologist, Biological Survey. Yearbook of Department of Agricul- 

 ture for 1902, pp. 205-218, with 2 plates and 2 text figures. 



^ Game Laws for 1903. A Summary of the Provisions relating to Seasons, 

 Shipment, Sale, and Licenses. By T. S. Palmer, Henry Oldys, and R. W. 

 Williams, Jr., Assistants, Biological Survey. U. S. Department of Agricul- 

 ture, Farmers' Bulletin No. 180. Washington: Government Printing Ofiice, 

 1903. 8vo, pp. 56. 



