^"sgS^l Report of Coiiniiillcr on liird I'rolci I ion . Q'2 



and limits the number of game birds siiot by one man in a single 

 day. 



"It also forbids the killing, selUng, or having in possession any 

 song or wild birds (except P^nglish Sparrow, Kingfislier, and some 

 Hawks, Owls, and Herons) as heretofore. In tiie main, the law 

 is excellent, but as no wardens are provided for, it cannot be as 

 well enforced as it should be. 



"The age at which permits for scientific collecting is granted 

 is very properly reduced to 15 years, but the annual fee for the 

 license is raised from one to five dollars, which is a very bad 

 alteration, as many persons who cannot pay this high fee will be 

 induced to collect without a license. 



"The Pennsylvania Audubon Society has been active through- 

 out the year, and has enrolled a membership of 2000, besides 

 distributing about 20,000 circulars and pamphlets. The press 

 throughout the State has given the Society cordial support, and 

 has done much to spread its influence. 



" Acting upon the suggestion of the United States Department 

 of Agriculture, a bill providing for a Bird Day in the schools was 

 introduced in the last legislature and was passed, only to be 

 vetoed by the Governor." 



New Jersey. 



Early in the year your Chairman visited Plainfield, N. J., at the 

 invitation of some of its leading citizens, and lectured on the sub- 

 ject of bird protection before a large audience. On the 8th of 

 May, 1897, the Audubon Society of the State of New Jersey was 

 organized, with Alexander Gilbert of Plainfield, N. J., as Presi- 

 dent, and Miss Mary Abigail Mellick of the same place as 

 Secretary ; among its large number of Honorary Vice-Presidents 

 is Governor John W. Griggs and Bishop Scarborough, also the 

 President of the New Jersey Fish and Game Association. 



Mr. Witmer Stone, of our Committee, who is also much inter- 

 ested in bird protection in lower New Jersey, reports as follows : 



"In New Jersey, where no provision w^hatever is made for 

 scientific collecting, a new bill was introduced during the year 

 with the object of making such provision, and providing protec- 



