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would be glad to receive offers from others to furnish material in this line 

 when the time comes to use it. 



It will require a number of years to collect and work up all the material 

 necessary for even the first volume. It is none too early to begin to plan 

 now for the next season's field work. Therefore, the author would be glad 

 to hear from all who are willing to contribute, so that the work can be 

 carefully planned. 



The conservation of bird-life was given due attention at the National 

 Conservation Congress held in St. Paul, September 5-S. An address on 

 this subject was delivered by Mr. Frank M. Chapman; and a plan endors- 

 ing the proposed Federal law for migratory birds, was embodied in the 

 platform of the Conservation Association. 



At the Fifth International Ornithological Congress, held in Berlin, 

 May 30 to June 5, 1910, Section IV, Bird Protection, formulated certain 

 "rules and regulations," which were unanimously adopted by the entire 

 Congress, for an international agreement for the suppression of traffic in 

 the plumage of wild birds for millinery purposes. Mr. William Dutcher, 

 the only American delegate to the Congress, took an active part in the 

 work of this section, and he, with Dr. T. S. Palmer, of the United States 

 Department of Agriculture, were appointed as the American representatives 

 on the International Committee for the Protection of Birds. Mr. Dutcher 

 presented two papers at the Congress, entitled, 'The History of the Audu- 

 bon or Bird Protection Movement in North America,' and 'Some Reasons 

 why International Protection is Necessary.' 



During Mr. Dutcher's absence in Europe, a number of his friends im- 

 proved the opportunity to give expression to their esteem of his work in 

 this country for bird protection. 



"Under the leadership of Mr. W. W. Grant, a committee was ■ • ■ formed 

 and contributions solicited to a fund which, in commemoration of the 

 sympathy and support Mr. Dutcher's daughter, during her all too brief 

 life, had always given her father in his ceaseless labors, was named the 

 Mary Dutcher Memorial Fund. 



"Both the numbers and the character of the responses which were re- 

 ceived to the committee's circular letter, showed that the plan it proposed 

 met with the most widespread and hearty approval. Although only a 

 short time was available, and this at an unfavorable season, the fund 

 amounted to nearly $7,000 before July 1, and additions to it are still 

 being made daily. 



"This substantial testimonial was presented to Mr. Dutcher, as President 

 of the National Association of Audubon Societies, at a luncheon given to 

 him on July 14, shortly after his return from Europe, and if each contribu- 

 tor to the fund could have seen the profound sense of appreciation with 

 which it was accepted, his pleasure in taking part in this well-deserved 

 tribute would have been more than doubled. 



