PROCEEDINGS 



STATEN ISLAND ASSOCIATION 



OF 



ARTS AND SCIENCES 



Vol. VII V Oct. 191 /-May 191 8 



Bird of Paradise Plumage^ 



Arthur Hollick 



In the early part of last spring I was advised, confidentially, to 

 the effect that a large consignment of bird skins and plumage 

 intended for millinery purposes, shipped to the United States 

 contrary to law, had been seized by the customs officials, and that 

 it might be possible to secure some of the material for our 

 museum. 



After some preliminary inquiries the following correspondence 

 ensued, which tells the whole story of the specimens that are 

 exhibited this evening: 



Public Museum 



Staten Island Association of Arts and Sciences 



New Brighton, N. Y., March 31, 1917. 



The Honorable, the Secretary of the Treasury, 



Washington, D. C. . 



Dear Sir: I am informed that prohibited plumage — aigrettes, etc. — seized 

 by the government may, under certain approved conditions, be turned over 

 to responsible institutions for educational purposes. 



1 Presented at the meeting of the Association October 20, 1917. 



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