﻿The Aububon Societies 



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"Birds - of - Paradise were also rather 

 cheaper; 2,098 light plumes, and 1,850 

 various were offered. Vulture quill fea- 

 thers sold well, and there was a large sup- 

 ply of Eagle, Hawk, Pelican and Albatross 

 quills. Japanese Waxwings fetched id. per 

 skin; East Indian Pheasants, %&. ; Bee- 

 eaters, 7'sd.; Crested Pigeons, is. 6d.; Ibis 

 wings, 5d." 



It certainly is good news that the falling 

 off in the sales of aigrettes was "on account 

 of the absence of American trade. " Perhaps 

 some of the aigrettes sold were from Florida, 

 because it is well known that these plumes 

 are shipped from there to Nassau, and are 

 no doubt reshipped to London. It is also 

 well known that some of these plumes are 

 sent to New York, but it is done so secretly 

 that it is practically impossible to secure the 

 evidence that will convict the shipper and 

 consignee. Quite recently a merchant in one 

 of the interior towns was detected shipping 

 one dozen plumes, and the justice before 

 whom he was taken fined him $75 and 

 costs, which was promptly paid. 



It therefore seems that the campaign of 

 protection and education that is being car- 

 ried on by the Audubon Societies is having 

 some effect. In thisconneetion, it is pleasant 

 to be able to record the fact that at the 

 recent annual meetings of the Federation of 

 Women's Clubs of Pennsylvania and New 

 Jersey, resolutions were adopted "that, in 

 the future, club women would not use 'ai- 

 grettes' and that they recommend to the other 

 women of their respective states like action 

 in regard to these plumes." Club women 

 are a power in moulding good public 

 opinion, and it is hoped that the Federations 

 in other states will follow the excellent 

 example set by the club women of New 

 Jersey and Pennsylvania. 



It is shameful to kill such splendid birds 

 as Eagles, Hawks, Pelicans and the Alba- 

 tross, simply for the purpose of securing a 

 few quills, and words fail to express the 

 measure of a person who will kill a bird 

 as beautiful as a Waxwing for a penny. — 

 W. D. 



Politics vs. Audubon Society. — It is 

 reported that the Gunners' League of Curri- 



tuck, North Carolina, will make desperate 

 efforts to abolish the State Audubon Society 

 or have the county of Currituck released 

 from the provisions of the game laws. This 

 faction simply desires to be permitted to 

 exercise its selfish ends regardless of the best 

 interests of the state, without a thought for 

 the result of their action on the future. 

 Certainly there will be enough wise and 

 unselfish men in the next General Assembly 

 to uphold the credit of the state and not 

 permit any retrogade step. The Audubon 

 society of North Carolina is an honor to the 

 state, and the influence for good it exerts 

 beyond the borders of the commonwealth is 

 very great. — W. D. 



Cage-Birds. — There are still a few 

 Cardinals and Mocking-birds being clan- 

 destinely shipped from this country to Ant- 

 werp and London, notwithstanding the 

 utmost vigilance to prevent the traffic. A 

 member of the National Association recently 

 reported having seen a number of Cardinals 

 in a shop in London, but he was unable to 

 ascertain from what American port they 

 were shipped. It is thought, h( wever, that 

 they were from Philadelphia. Some foreign 

 cage-birds were recently smuggled into the 

 port of New York, and, although they were 

 not of a prohibited species, the vessel own- 

 ers were fined $400 for not having reported 

 them on the manifest. — W. D. 



Notice 



Members and others are requested to ad- 

 dress all correspondence to the National 

 Association of Audubon Societies, 141 

 Broadway, New York City. 



Membership in the National Association: 

 $5 paid annually constitutes a person a sus- 

 taining member, #100 paid at one time 

 constitutes a life membership, $1,000 paid 

 Constitutes a person a patron, $5,000 paid 

 constitutes a person a founder, $25,000 paid 

 constitutes a person a benefactor. 



Form of bequest: I do hereby give and 

 bequeath to the National Association of 

 Audubon Societies for the Protection of 

 Wild Birds and Animals (incorporated) of 

 the city of New York. 



