02 Report of Committee on Bird Protection. ! Jan. 



been entirely broken up, as the United States Government is now 

 building upon that island extensive fortifications. While no 

 adult birds, so far as learned, have been shot, yet no young 

 birds have been hatched on that island during the past season. 



The Chairman, accompanied by the State Game Protector for 

 this district, visited a number of bird dealers in New York City 

 during the past summer to ascertain whether wild birds were 

 being caught and caged ; they found a very few in the possession 

 of dealers. Their attention was called to the new law and they 

 were warned that any infraction of the same would be prosecuted. 



Rhode Island. 



In October an Audubon Society 'was organized, with Dr. 

 Hermon C. Bumpus of Brown University as President, and Mrs. 

 H. T. Grant, Jr., 187 Bowen St., Providence, R. I., as Secretary. 

 It has about 75 members. While they have thought best not to 

 require any pledge from members, nor to especially mention their 

 objection to the use of birds for millinery purposes, yet they feel 

 that the subject is amply covered in Articles II and III of their 

 By-Laws, which are as follows : " The purposes of the Society are 

 declared to be the promotion of interest in bird life, the encour- 

 agement of the study of Ornithology, and the protection of wild 

 birds and their eggs against unnecessary destruction. A declara- 

 tion of sympathy with the objects of the Society shall be a 

 sufficient requisite for membership therein. 



Connecticut. 



Up to the time of making this report, an Audubon Society has 

 not been organized, although considerable correspondence has 

 been had on the subject by your Chairman, and there is every 

 probability of one soon being formed. 



Pennsylvania. 



Mr. Witmer Stone, of our Committee, reports as follows : 

 " A new game law was passed by the last legislature, which 

 prohibits market gunning or the sale of game shot in the State,.. 



