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haunts by some of our members. Stereopticon slides have been 

 made of these. The photographs, enlarged to life-size, are of rare 

 beauty as well as of scientific value. 



" There have been one or two prosecutions and convictions of 

 offenders against the bird laws; one %\o fine for robbing nests in 

 Portland was imposed by the efforts of our president, who is an 

 attorney. 



"Our work has chiefly taken the form of bird boxes and field 

 observations. The John Burroughs Club of Portland offers annual 

 cash prizes to the school children of Oregon for their knowledge 

 of native birds. There is a growing interest in these contests, 

 which embrace both a field test, 60 %, and a composition test, 

 40 %. An auxiliary club of 71 members at our State capital is 

 about to introduce its work into the public schools. Mr. Lord 

 expects to continue his lecture work next spring. Other projects 

 will be planned to meet the demands of the hour as they arise." 



Pennsylvania. 



Legislature. — The non-game bird laws are in a very unsatis- 

 factory condition, inasmuch as there is doubt whether the law of 

 May 14, 1889, as amended April 15, 1891 (Sec. 30-36), was 

 repealed or superseded by the law of 1897. The first of the above 

 statutes is by far the better of the two and should be re-enacted, 

 if it is not now in force. The Audubon Society should bring a 

 test case to have the matter legally determined. 



Warden Syste?n. — No wardens were employed by the Thayer 

 Fund. In this connection the following very interesting letter is 

 presented : 



"On my father's birthday I take great pleasure in sending the 

 enclosed check as a contribution towards the fund for the pro- 

 tection of the gulls and terns. One of the last things which gave 

 him pleasure in this world, a few days before his death, was 

 watching from his window at Wood's Hole, a large flock which 

 had come into the harbor after a school of young herring. He 

 used to lament their possible extinction, and would have rejoiced 

 in this effort to prevent it. Yours very truly, Lucv H. Baird." 



Audubon Work. — The Secretary reports a membership of 6,800. 



