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In conjunction with field-work, a series of motion picture lectures was 

 given during the winter under the auspices of school institutes, schools, clubs, 

 and other organizations in southern California. 



In order to secure wider publicity for the protection of wild birds and 

 animals among people who give these matters little or no attention, nine of our 

 moving-picture stories have been released during the past year through the 



MOTHER OPOSSUM AND ONE OF HER THIRTEEN YOUNG 

 Photographed by William L. and Irene Finley 



Goldwyn Exchanges by the Bray Pictures Corporation. From twenty to 

 thirty copies of each story were made, and each of these is having wide and 

 continuous use in moving picture theatres in the United States and foreign 

 countries. The subjects released were as follows: 



(i) 'Tree-top Concert Singers;' (2) 'Paradise for Birds,' a story of Malheur Lake 

 Reservation with an appeal to prevent its destruction; (3) 'Adopting a Bear Cub;' (4) 

 'Chumming with Chipmunks;' (5) 'Gipsy Scientists,' showing a pack trip through northern 

 Washington with pictures of different birds and animals; (6) 'Hoot, Mon,' a study of different 

 kinds of Owls; (7) 'No Reg'lar Bird,' a series of life pictures of the Hummingbird; (8) 

 'Hooters and Honkers,' illustrating Grouse and Geese; (9) 'Song Birds as Citizens,' showing 

 the economic value of insect-eating birds. 



Each of these stories has been released with the name of the National 

 Association of Audubon Societies in its beginning title. Some of them relate 

 especially to Audubon work, such as encouraging children to put out food and 

 baths for birds, the value of wild-bird reservations, and the last release in 

 particular showed how children in the public schools may attract and protect 

 birds by building bird-houses and renting them for a song. These pictures 

 have created a popular interest and another series of reels is now being released 

 to fit into the programs of moving-picture theatres whose patrons are asking 

 for nature studies as well as plays. 



