LAW FOR THE PROTECTION OF BIRDS AND 

 EGGS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 



[Act of March 3, 1901 31 Statutes at Large, 1091.] 

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 

 of the United States of America in Congress assembled * * * 

 Section 3. That for the purposes of this Act the follow- 

 ing only shall be considered game birds: The Anatidae, com- 

 monly known as swans, geese, brant, river and sea ducks; 

 the Rallidse, commonly known as rails, coots, mud hens, 

 and gallinules; the Limicolae, commonly known as shore 

 birds, plovers, surf birds, snipe, woodcock, sandpipers, tat- 

 tlers, and curlews; the Gallinae, commonly known as wild 

 turkeys, grouse, prairie chickens, pheasants, partridges, and 

 quails, and the species of Icteridae, commonly known as 

 marsh blackbirds and reed birds or rice birds. 



That no person shall kill, catch, expose for sale, or have 

 in his or her possession, living or dead, any wild bird other 

 than a game bird, English sparrow, crow, Cooper's hawk, 

 sharpshinned hawk, or great horned owl; nor rob the nest of 

 any such wild bird of eggs or young; nor destroy such nest 

 except in the clearing of land of trees or brush, under a pen- 

 alty of five dollars for every such bird killed, caught, exposed 

 for sale, or had in his or her possession, either dead or alive, 

 and for each nest destroyed, and in default thereof to be im- 

 prisoned in the workhouse for a period not exceeding thirty 

 days: Provided, That this section shall not apply to birds or 

 eggs collected for scientific purposes under permits issued by 

 the superintendent of police of the District of Columbia in 

 accordance with such instructions as the secretary of the 

 Smithsonian Institution may prescribe, such permits to be in 

 force for one year from date of issue and non-transferable. 



