CHAPTER XIII 



PROTECTION, PRESERVATION AND PROPAGATION 



If, as a bird lover and scientist, you do not 

 already recognize the economic value of birds 

 then I can only refer you in proof to the statistics 

 which flourish in all libraries ; and if you have not 

 already an appreciation of beauty highly enough 

 developed to perceive the beauty in birds, then 

 I cannot convince you. There are thousands 

 who have that appreciation, however, and, to be 

 iterative, the practical value in dollars and cents 

 of bird-life is no myth. The question most 

 naturally arises next as to how we may best 

 protect those agents which make for this condi- 

 tion. Cooperation tends towards greater co- 

 ordination of effort, and thus success is best 

 attained when those who wish to work along 

 preservative lines combine in their endeavors. 

 Yet do not be discouraged if you are unable to 

 ally yourself with any organization and are 

 obliged to work alone, for much can be accom- 

 plished by a single worker even though no others 

 assist. Either for societies or for individuals the 

 following brief summary of the field which lies 

 open for experimentation may be of assistance. 



Protection: The two lines which this division 

 contains may be termed the educational and the 

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