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probably be mentioned first, the great number of influential people, 

 men and women, who take an active interest in these things over 

 there, such as members of government, both national and state, 

 university professors, principals and teachers of high and public 

 schools, foresters, etc. The logical thoroughness and system, for 

 which Germany is well known, also show themselves here, and in 

 consequence the resolutions adopted at such meetings usually 

 find a prompt acceptance on the part of the national or state 

 governments, which make them effective by issuing the necessary 

 orders. 



One of the many excellent addresses delivered at the above 

 named convention struck the writer as being particularly inter- 

 esting and instructive and deserving of being more widely made 

 known. It is entitled "Der Vogelschutz im Auslande," (Bird 

 Protection in Foreign Countries), and was delivered by Staff 

 veterinarian, Dr. Heuss of Paderborn. He takes up the countries 

 in which efforts tending toward bird protection are made in alpha- 

 betical order, and we, though by no means making a literal trans- 

 lation of his statements, do the same, with the exception of substi- 

 tuting for his remarks on the United States, which we do not 

 need for our purposes, such on Germany, which naturally are 

 omitted by the speaker over there. 



Belgium. Although this is one of the backward countries 

 as regards bird protection, even here such a movement is making 

 headway. The first hopeful sign is the founding of the "Societe 

 beige contre le port des Plumes" under the energetic leadership 

 of Madame van Hoorde of Brussels. The government also seems 

 to be alive to its duties under the Paris convention, which it had 

 joined. It has forbidden the shooting of gulls, and an order of 

 the agricultural department has put more birds on the protected 

 list, including the Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus). The forestry 

 branch is combating the caterpillar pest by putting up drinking 

 places for birds in dry parts of the country, to thus attract birds 

 to them once more. Otherwise the Belgians are among the worst 

 sinners against birds. Great numbers of finches, larks, even 

 nightingales are caught in nets and otherwise, plucked and put 

 up for sale in cities. 



Denmark. Here the very active propaganda for bird protec- 



