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Bird -Lore 



We are about to send out a new lecture entitled 'The Museum Man in the 

 Country,' text by Mrs. Wright, illustrated by 75 sHdes made and colored by 

 Wilbur F. Smith. 



The work of the Junior Audubon Societies in connection with the National 

 Association has been carried on as heretofore by Miss Hurd, our School 

 Secretary, who has visited 35 cities and villages in the state, giving some 200 

 talks, and showing specimens of mounted birds to 25,000 children. As a direct 

 result, 523 Junior Audubon Societies were formed, with a membership of 

 10,523. 



Our Society presented a cat license bill to the Legislature last winter and 

 sent a strong delegation to the hearing in committee. Two other bills of like 

 nature were introduced by other bodies^ but they were all killed. However, the 

 whole matter was treated seriously, and we have great hopes that this work was- 



SUPERINTENDENT NOVAK OF THE BIRDCRAFT SANCTUARY TAMING A CHICKADEE 



Photograph by Wilbur F. Smith 



an opening wedge, and we shall work without ceasing until the bill is presented 

 two years hence. 



Milton S. Lacey, one of our Executive Board, framed a bill of great import- 

 ance for the protection of shore-birds that was successfully put through the 

 Legislature, entitled 'An Act Concerning the Snipe, Plover, and other Shore- 

 birds,' by which there is a closed season for Golden and Black-bellied Plover, 



