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state of Louisiana has been carried on for many years past without protest; 

 the result naturally being the extermination of the birds. This undoubtedly 

 would have been the result if the National Committee had not come to the 

 rescue. With their help, however, the bird-breeding islands have been pro- 

 tected during the past year, and now, instead of a very few, thousands upon 

 thousands of Laughing Gulls, Louisiana Herons, Black Skimmers, Royal, 

 Common, Foster's, and Cabot Terns were raised in 1905. We believe if 



A SECTION OF CASPIAN TtRS ^uLunV IN OREGON 

 Photographed by Finley and Bohlman 



this help is continued for a few years longer these islands will show the 

 most marvelous exhibition of bird -life to be found anywhere in this 



country. 



"Our Society has rented, from one of the state boards, twenty-two 

 bird-breeding islands, with a probable area of 5,000 acres. In addition to 

 that we are buying from the state a celebrated bird -breeding island about 

 1,000 acres in extent, and propose to change its name from 'Battledore' to 

 'Audubon,' in commemoration of the great naturalist who was born in our 

 state. 



"Last year we secured the passage of the Model Law, with the result 

 that trapping and shipping Mockingbirds, Cardinals and Nonpareils from 

 the state of Louisiana has entirely ceased. 



"We are working with the school teachers and the editors of our state 

 papers, trying to show them the character and importance of Audubon work, 



