Chisiiolm, Progress of Bird Study in Queensland. fi-fhT 



iMiiclu's and otluT l>ii(ls (crowding to a taid< l\ave aroused marked 

 interest. Mr. CornwaH's good work during the year was followed 

 u]) on Bird Day, when he took many of the Maekay school 

 children in hand. At Rockhampton, too, the cause of the birds 

 foimd champions on Bird Day in members of the Central Queens- 

 land Bird Protection Association. This Association, in a quiet 

 way, has been doing signal service for quite a while. Its members 

 are unselfish enough to devote much time to patrolling the big 



A Queensland Bird Student. 



PHOTO. BY A. H. CHISHOLM, R.A.O.U. 



lagoons adjacent to the town. They have been out at dayt)reak 

 on many occasions, and have had the courage to prosecute — 

 always successfully — several offenders against the game laws. 

 A few months ago the president (Mr. W. J. King) came to Bris- 

 bane to offer resistance to an attempt that was being made to 

 narrow the close season for native game. He was quite successful, 

 for we heard no more of the misplaced effort. 



