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little later a consignment of five hundred skins was sent, but, not being paid 

 for, the further shipments of these skins stopped, as far as we could discover. 

 "There are perhaps still some cases of plume hunting in this section of 

 the country. We were told of a small colony of White Cranes that were 

 nesting at Clear Lake, about thirty-five miles from Merrill. These birds 

 were hunted almost to extinction, and from one source we heard that hunters 

 were still after them in their breeding haunts. But this was only a report, and 

 we could not learn anything more definite." 



Pennsylvania. — In this state the Legislature entirely remodeled the bird 

 and game law, which is now in excellent form. 



The Game Commission is enforcing the law intelligently and effectively. 

 A large amount of Audubon work is being done in the western portion of 

 the state by the Western Pennsylvania Audubon Society and the Burroughs 

 Club. At the eastern end of the state, organized work seems to have di- 

 minished somewhat, although some splendid individual bird-protection work 

 is being done. Miss Reed, secretary of the Western Pennsylvania Audubon 

 Society, sends a brief report: 



"This Society enrolls about 800 merrtbers. Meetings are held on the 

 second Wednesday of each month, in the burgess' office, Wilkinsburg. In 

 educational lines, the Society has distributed about 400 circulars, has inter- 

 ested the press of Pittsburg and Wilkinsburg, and has awakened consider- 

 able interest in the public schools. One of the Wilkinsburg weekly papers, 

 ' The Call,' gives half a column to Audubon notes. 



" 'Bird Day ' has been established in some of the schools. Local secre- 

 taries are being appointed as rapidly as possible. Our largest auxiliary formed 

 is at Sayre, Pa. In law enforcement, 250 warning notices have been posted, 

 and nine convictions have been secured through the work of this Society." 



Rhode Island. — The Roger Williams Park Museum, Providence, has 

 issued a most helpful pamphlet for teachers and others (Bull. No. 15). 

 It is a ' Check-List ' of the birds of the state. On one page are the com- 

 mon namfes, and opposite, spaces are arranged to note arrival and departure. 

 School-teachers are requested to note on school blackboard all arrivals of 

 birds reported by pupils. The pamphlet is an excellent scheme to interest 

 both the teacher and the scholar, and it deserves a wide circulation. The 

 Audubon Society continues its good work, as is shown by the appended re- 

 port from Mrs. Grant, its secretary: 



"The Society, which held its eighth annual meeting, has a total mem- 

 bership of 860. There are 19 branches conducted by local secretaries. The 

 work done during the past year has been mainly educational. Four traveling 

 libraries and a traveling lecture, with lantern and slides, have been in con- 

 stant use; a dozen of the Massachusetts bird charts have been given to the 



