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l\ establishes a five yew t-K»st\l season on H:\iul-taili\l Pigeons, little 

 Brown, Sandhill and Whooping Cranes, Swans, Curlew, and all shore 

 birds except the Black-breasted and Golden Plover, Wilson's Snipe, 

 Woodcock, Greater and Lessor Yellow-legs. Also on Wood Duok 

 in the northern and middle states vi est to w isconsin, and on the Wood- 

 cock in Illinois and Missouri. 



\ prohibits shooting on the Mississippi and iis branches From Min- 

 neapolis, Bismarck and Pittsburgh southward to Now Orleans from 

 January i to October 31 



\ I divides t ho states into two tones; No. L, those lying mainly north of 

 latitude W anil the Ohio, anil No 2 those lying mainly south of this 

 line. 



"Nil states that in reckoning closed seasons the tirst date mentioned is 

 included anil the last excluded. 



"V" ill est ablishes closed seasons in Zone No l 



R '.: :.. December 16-September l. Exceptions: Massachusetts 



January i September 15; Minnesota and North Dakota, December 16 

 September 7; South Dakota, December 16 September 10; Oregon 

 and Now York outside of Long Island, December 16 September 16; 

 Now Hampshire, Long Island, Now Jersey and Washington, January 

 16 October I. 



/r ? .' December 1 September i Exceptions: Massachusetts and 

 Rhode Island, December August i. Now York including Long Island, 

 December i September 16; California anil Vermont, dosed until 

 September i. 1918 



it,-',--. December i October 1 Exceptions: Maine and Ver- 

 mont, December i September 15; Massachusetts, Connecticut anil 

 Now Jersey, December i October 10; Rhode Island, Pennsylvania 



and on Long Island. December 1 October 15; Illinois and Missouri. 



closed until September I, 1918. 



birds (Black-breasted and Golden Plover, Wilson's Snipe and 

 Yellow-legs) December u> September I Exceptions; Maine, Massa- 

 chusetts and on Long Island, December lo August l: Minnesota and 

 North Dakota, December 16 September 7; South Dakota, De- 

 cember 16 September 10; Oregon, and Now York other than Long 

 Island. December 16 September 16; Now Hampshire and Washington, 

 December 16 October I. 

 IN establishes closed seasons in Zone No 2 



January 16-Octoberl, Exceptions: Kansas, Oklahoma, 



Now Mexico and Arizona. December 16-September I; Maryland, 

 Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. February 1 November I. 



Rails. December i September i Exceptions: Tennessee and 

 Louisiana. December i October i: Arizona. December i October 15. 

 Woodcock. January 1 November I Exceptions: Louisiana. Jan- 

 uary i November 15; Georgia, January i December I. 

 S < hinis. (Black-breasted and Golden Plover, Wilson's Snipe 



