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plains of India, Burma, Yunnan, the Malay States, Java. Borneo, Eastern 

 and central China, and Japan. 



The results of the expedition will be published by the Zoological Society 

 in a comprehensive monograph. The success attained may be judged 

 by the fact that of twenty-two genera previously chosen for investigation, 

 every genus was found and studied in the field. Over twenty-five hundred 

 photographs, many eggs and young birds, and large series of adult pheasants 

 were brought back. 



Two important generalizations are, first, the rapidity with which many 

 species are being reduced in numbers or actually exterminated, and, 

 second, the many instances of remarkable variation in color and pattern 

 of individual pheasants from a single locality. 



The bill introduced by Senator Bayne at the present session of the 

 Legislature of the State of New York, absolutely prohibiting the sale of 

 game birds in this State, has passed both houses by very large majorities 

 and has become a law by the signature of the Governor. It had the 

 support of sportsmen's and game protective associations throughout the 

 State, as well of the National Association of Audubon Societies and of 

 the New York State Audubon Society. It will thus not only protect the 

 game birds of this State, but prohibit the sale here of game birds killed 

 in other States, for which New York City has heretofore afforded such a 

 tempting market. 



Efforts to repeal the law prohibiting spring shooting of wild fowl on 

 Long Island were fortunately defeated, as was the attempt to repeal the 

 'Plumage Bill' enacted in 1910. 



