QO Report of Committee oti Bird Protection. 1 y 



New York. 



Miss Emma H. Lockwood, Secretary of the Audubon Society 

 of the State of New York, reports as follows : 



" The Audubon Society of the State of New York for the pro- 

 tection of birds was organized February 23, 1897, and works in 

 co-operation with the American Museum of Natural History, the 

 President of the Museum, Mr. Morris K. Jesup, being also Presi- 

 dent of the Audubon Society. 



"The Executive Committee believes that the work is essen- 

 tially an educative work ; therefore, to have any permanent 

 result, the establishment of Bird Day in the schools throughout 

 the State of New York, w.as made a primary principle of the 

 organization. To attain this end the aid of Mr. Chas. R. 

 Skinner, State Superintendent of Public Instruction was enlisted. 

 He wrote a letter, addressed to the principals and teachers of 

 the State, endorsing the work and aims of the Society ; this 

 letter was sent, together with a letter from the Chairman of the 

 Executive Committee, and copies of the Society's prospectus, to 

 1 167 superintendents and principals of schools throughout the 

 rural districts of the State. Circular No. 10, a 'poster,' giving 

 the law of New York on bird protection enacted May 22, 1897, 

 was sent to 36 11 postmasters in the State, enclosed with a letter 

 from the Chairman requesting that the ' poster ' be hung in the 

 post-offices under their charge. 



" Circular No. 4, ' The Wearing of Heron's Plumes or Aig- 

 rettes,' has been widely distributed by other State Audubon 

 Societies, the Massachusetts society ordering over 1200 copies, 

 and subsequently having 1000 additional copies printed under 

 their own seal and heading. This circular has also been used 

 by the Audubon Societies of New Jersey, the District of Colum- 

 bia, Wisconsin and Iowa. 



"The general literature of the New York Society has also been 

 furnished on order from St. Louis, Baltimore, St. Paul, Tacoma 

 (Wash.) and Redlands (Cal). 



"The Society has at present 241 members. The work of the 

 past few months has been aimed directly at the cause of bird 

 protection rather than towards the mere increase of member- 



