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merit's stamp of approval to the slaughter of these beautiful song-birds dur- 

 ing an open season in these states. This Association protested most earnestly 

 against what we regard as an unwarranted and unnecessary concession to the 

 destroyers of bird-life; and we shall not rest content until Bobolinks are 

 accorded the complete Federal protection they so justly deserve. 



FIELD AGENTS 



The Board employed five field agents and lecturers during the past year 

 for a part or all of their time. Miss Katherine H. Stuart, of Virginia, has 

 continued her active and resourceful efforts, and the cause of the birds has been 

 championed by her in every nook and corner of the Old Dominion. Winthrop 

 Packard has divided his time between his duties as field agent and lecturer 

 for the National Association and his duties as Secretary of the Massachusetts 

 Audubon Society. 



Dr. Eugene Swope has done yeoman service not only in his home state, 

 Ohio, but traveled for four months in Florida, where he lectured in every 

 town and city of any importance. 



William L. Finley, of Oregon, and Arthur H. Norton, of Maine, have 

 been as active in the interests of the Association as their other duties 

 would admit. 



Edward H. Forbush, although he resigned last year as an active agent of 

 the Association, has nevertheless continued in the capacity of an honorary 

 supervising Audubon agent for New England. 



Details of the work of these representatives of the Association will be 

 presented more fully by them in their reports, printed elsewhere in these pages. 



A NEW DEPARTMENT 



Of late there has been growing rapidly a demand for exact information 

 regarding the best methods of attracting birds about the home and on the 

 farm, as well as incessant calls for information as to proper means to be 

 employed in rearing Ducks, Geese, Pheasants, and other wild game-birds by 

 artificial means. The Directors felt that it would be well for the Association 

 to meet the needs -called for by this new demand by employing someone to 

 give all his time to collecting such information, and to carrying it to the 

 public by means of lectures and bulletins. Mr. Herbert K. Job, well known as 

 a lecturer and author, who has for some time occupied the ofiice of State Orni- 

 thologist of Connecticut, was chosen for this undertaking, and began his 

 duties on August i, 1914. 



The Department of Applied Ornithology we expect to develop rapidly, 

 and shall hope from time to time to be able to report marked progress. 



