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Jersey, a large aviary for pheasants and has suc- 

 cessfully reared in captivity a great many different 

 species. Colonel Kuser has always been an enthu- 

 siast in game propagation, and in addition to the 

 work he has done for the state and the New York 

 Zoological Society, he is now developing a large 

 private game preserve near High Point, New 

 Jersey. 



The Audubon Societies of the United States are 

 ably administered by a group of enthusiastic and 

 successful men and women. They have caught the 

 spirit of that pioneer worker, Mr. William Dutcher, 

 who founded the National Association, and they 

 should receive the loyal support of the entire coun- 

 try in their crusade against bird enemies. One of 

 the most destructive of these enemies is the immi- 

 grant from Southern Europe, whose Sunday bag 

 is too often filled with our most useful and sweetest 

 songsters. 



The most effective remedy is the instruction in 

 natural history by our public schools, which is 

 creating in the minds of our future citizens a 

 realization of the economic and aesthetic value of the 

 birds. 



The Ethics of the Aviary. The love of all wild 

 animals is growing apace in this country, and with 

 it is growing a dislike for everything that is cruel 

 in the confinement or treatment of animals. The 

 indiscriminate keeping of caged wild birds and 

 animals should be discouraged as much as the indis- 

 criminate collecting of eggs and song-birds. 



