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gheny Mountains in their annual movements from 

 north to south. The timber and swamp covering in 

 the bottoms and on the sides of the main north-south 

 valleys form natural roadways of migration. The 

 numerous lakes afford a consfenial home for water 

 and shore birds and within recent years certain species 

 of duck that normally nest and rear their yoimg 

 far to the north, are now found to spend the entire 

 year and to propagate on the waters of the State. 



The extensive arrangements for the preservation 

 of bird life and the dissemination of interest in and 

 study of outdoor life, by means of Audubon societies 

 and especially as a result of the introduction of na- 

 ture-study in the schools, have resulted in much in- 

 crease in the number of birds due to their better pro- 

 tection. The Weeks-McLain law which became effec- 

 tive March 4, 1913, gives federal supervision over 

 the taking or killing of all birds of migratory habits 

 and has supplemented many of the State regulations 

 relative to them, at the same time making the pro- 

 visions more effective through the local support the 

 measure receives. 



The State has instituted four game farms, the 

 oldest being at Sherburne. These are used for the 

 propagation and dissemination of important species 

 of game birds and mammals. The pheasant has been 

 most extensively distributed in this way. Other 

 farms are at Brownsville in the Adirondacks, and 

 on eastern Long Island. In connection with the New 

 York State College of Agriculture at Ithaca a game 



