SWEDEN. 



In Sweden the governing law is that of 1907 :* it makes it an 

 offence punishable by fine to catch or kill certain birds between 

 the 1st March and the 15th September, while certain birds of the 

 wading class are protected between the 1st March and the 20th 

 July. The hst of birds in the first class contains some Owls, 

 the Woodpecker, Hoopoe, Goatsucker, Nuthatch, Swallow, 

 Martin, Creeper, Flycatchers, nearly all the Warblers, Stonechat, 

 Wliinchat, Wagtails, Pipits, Goldfinch, Chaffinch and Starhng ; 

 also the White and Black Storks. The second hst contains the 

 names of most of the commoner waders. The passing of the law 

 seems to have been the result of a wish to conform to the terms 

 of the Convention of Paris ; but, as in Norway, there is very httle 

 destruction of bird Kfe, and certainly the smaller species are but 

 rarely disturbed. 



RUSSIA. 



In Russia there has been, apart from local regulations, no 

 legislation on the subject since 1892, when the last edition of the 

 Agricultural Code was issued. Under this Code game birds of 

 all sorts have close seasons provided ; and all other birds, with 

 the exception of birds of prey, are nominally protected from the 

 1st May to the 15th July.f It is also forbidden during the 

 whole year to trap birds of the genus Tetrao, Partridges, Franco- 

 lins or Pheasants, or to destroy the nests or remove the eggs or 

 young of any wild birds other than birds of prey.J 



There is, nevertheless, a considerable destruction of bird-life 

 in Russia ; and Moscow has long been well-known for its bird- 

 market, where in spring large numbers of small birds are offered 

 for sale. § 



DENMARK. 



In Denmark the chief regulations are that " singing birds " 

 may not be shot at any time ; but exceptions are made in the cases 

 of the Thrush and the Fieldfare, which are granted a close season 

 from the 1st February to the 16th September. 



The Starling may only be destroyed between the 1st July and 

 the 20th August, and then only in gardens where it is injurious 

 to the fruit. Swallows are protected at aU times. For Seagulls 



» Law dated 27th March, 1907. f See Article 169, Code of Laws of 



the Russian Empire, Vol. XII., Part 2. — Statute on Agriculture. 

 X Article 170. § See Otto Herman's Historical Sketch relating to 



the Paris Convention (Budapest, 1907), p. 78. 



