68 Bird - Lore 



The report of the Conference of the 5th of May is now in the press, 

 and I will send it at first opportunity. 



"I would be much obliged to you, Mr. Dutcher, if you would kindly 

 send me the electrotypes which illustrate the pages of the ' Educational 

 Leaflets,' so that we may reproduce them in the publications of this office." 



Later an appeal was made to Professor Meraz that some steps be taken 

 to prevent the slaughter of White Herons in Mexico, to which he replied 

 as follows : 



"This society has given an account to the secretary of same that some 

 Mexican hunters do business in your market with the Snowy Heron's 

 feathers. The hunting in Mexico of aforesaid birds is very limited at pres- 

 «nt, and Prof. A. L. Herrera, Chief of this Department, together with a 

 Mr. Manuel Ortega y Espinose, who is the Assessor of the Improvement 

 Secretaryship, are now making a very minute study so as to reform the laws 

 relative to the hunting of the benefited species. As soon as these studies 

 are published I will send you some without delay. 



"I have also the pleasure to announce the receipt of your last leaflets, 

 Nos. 9 and 10. My intention is to translate all of the series, and will take 

 notice particularly of the Mexican species. 



"I have associated myself with an inspector of the official primary schools 

 so as to see if it is possible for us to organize a society for the protection of 

 birds, the results of which I will advise you of later. 



"Finally, several editors of the pedagogic agricultural publications have 

 solicited your electros which you have so kindly loaned to this commission, 

 and I would be very much obliged if you will allow me to loan them to 

 them." 



The National Committee furnished to the Mexican Commission elec- 

 tros of all of the illustrations of its educational leaflets. 



Bird Protection in Pacific Islands. — Dr. Richmond, of this Committee, 

 writing in behalf of the Smithsonian Institution, says, "We have recently 

 received from the Treasury Department several specimens of birds from the 

 island of Lisiansky, one of the outlying Hawaiian islets, with the following 

 history: Capt. O. C. Hamlet, of the Revenue Cutter Service, command- 

 ing the U. S. S. 'Thetis' was sent to this island for the purpose of taking 

 away certain Japanese who were unlawfully engaged in the killing of birds. 

 No doubt these fellows were collecting plume -birds. The skins were made 

 by the Japanese and have no data or labels attached. The species repre- 

 sented one Albatross, one Tropic Bird and three Terns." 



The newspaper account of this slaughter is correct and is given here- 

 with : 

 "Special Correspondence of the 'Chronicle.' 



Honolulu, June 23. — Captain Hamlet, of the Thetis, states that the 

 destruction wrought by the party of Japanese poachers on Lisiansky island 



