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The remarkable tameness of Wild Ducks spoken of by Mr. Munroe, 

 was observed by the president of the National Association while at Palm 

 Beach in February last. It certainly was novel and interesting to be able to 

 call Lesser Scaup Ducks to the shore to feed them. 



Georgia. — Mr. Pearson, secretary of the National Association, has spent 

 some time in this state, and is devoting considerable effort to reorganizing 

 the Audubon Society. New officers have been elected, and one of the re- 

 sults of the new life that has been infused is that the Nations! Association 



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has now among its members quite a number of prominent citizens of this 

 state. It is proposed by the Audubon Society to make an effort at the next 

 session of the Legislature to secure the passage of a law which will place 

 them in charge of game protection. The successful work of the North 

 Carolina Audubon Society as the Game Commission of that state already is 

 exerting an influence for good beyond their own borders. The National As- 

 sociation is a strong advocate of non-political game commissions, supported 

 by gun licenses. In this way the very best results for game and bird protec- 

 tion are obtained, without a direct tax on the people. 



Illinois. — Audubon work in this state is surely attracting attention. 

 This is evident from the fact that Miss Nancy Lawrence, who died in 

 August, left a legacy of $1,000 to be used in bird protection work by the 



