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city. Many similar cases are being con- 

 stantly reported. 



"Yesterday the hearing over the consti- 

 tutionality of the Migratory Bird Law took 

 place and several of us went to the Supreme 

 Court and heard the arguments. I am very 



confident that the court will decide that 

 the law is constitutional but, of course, 

 nothing will be known until they report 

 on the case, which may possibly be about 

 June, when the court adjourns for the 

 season." 



BIOLOGICAL SURVEY NEWS BULLETIN 



The Bureau of Biological Survey of the 

 United States Department of Agriculture 

 is now issuing a monthly mimeographed 

 bulletin, containing items of news in con- 

 nection with the Bureau's activities. The 

 February issue, for example, contains 

 many notices of the work of the members 

 of the office and field staff. Reference is 

 made to the special undertakings in which 

 they have been engaged, the lectures they 

 have given, etc. 



Reports on the work of the destruction 

 of predatory animals and rodents, and the 



enforcement of the Migratory Bird Treaty 

 and Lacy Acts form a very interesting por- 

 tion of the bulletin. There are also notes 

 on the mammal- and bird-reservations 

 under the care of the Government. A list 

 of the publications which the Biological 

 Survey has for general distribution is given 

 and also a directory containing the names 

 and addresses of the field staff of the Sur- 

 vey. Altogether it is an extremely interest- 

 ing bulletin for anyone engaged in any 

 phase of the work of the conservation of 

 America's wild-life. 



NEW TREATIES PROPOSED 



From the Hon. John H. Wallace, Jr., 

 Commissioner of Conservation in the state 

 of Alabama, it is learned that on Feb. 7, 

 1920, the United States Senate agreed to 

 Senator Bankhead's resolution (Senate 

 Resolution 56) seeking conventions be- 

 tween the United States and certain 

 Latin-American republics for the protec- 

 tion of migratory birds. This resolution 

 requests the President to propose to such 

 countries treaties for the protection of 

 birds which, in the course of annual flight, 

 pass through or from the United States 

 and temporarily sojourn in the countries 

 of Mexico and Central and South America. 



This action has been undertaken in view 

 of the success attained under the provisions 

 of the Migratory Bird Treaty between the 

 United States and England regarding the 

 birds that pass between Canada and the 

 United States. 



Mr. Wallace has taken the initiative in 

 this matter, being chairman of a com- 

 mittee appointed by the International 

 Association of Game Wardens and Com- 

 missioners for the purpose of pressing the 

 subject. All those interested in the con- 

 servation of wild life will follow with in- 

 terest this further undertaking for the 

 protection of America's wild-bird life. 



'BLUEBIRD,' A LIVE PUBLICATION 



One of the brightest, most informing, and 

 up-to-date publications on conservation of 

 wild life issued in this, or any other 

 country, is the monthly magazine. Bluebird 

 as it has been appearing of late. 



This publication was first started on 



Cincinnati. Under the title of Nature and 

 Culture it ran through five volumes. In 

 October, 1913, it appeared with the name 

 Bluebird. After completing Volume VII 

 with the number issued in September, 1915, 

 Dr. Swope disposed of the magazine to 



April IS, 1910, by Dr. Eugene Swope of Mrs. Elizabeth C. T. Miller, of Cleveland, 



