The Audubon Docieties 
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT 
Edited by WILLIAM DUTCHER 
Address all correspondence, and send all remittances for dues and contributions to 
the National Association of Audubon Societies, 141 Broadway, New York City 
The Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage 
Mrs. Russell Sage has given to the 
National Association of Audubon So- 
cieties $500 to start a special fund to be 
used for the protection of the Robin. A 
few days later she also contributed $5,000 
to be used in pushing the work of the 
Association in the Southern states, and 
at the same time expressed her deep con- 
cern that the Robin, which is legally re- 
garded as a game bird in some of the 
states, should be given adequate protec- 
tion. As Mrs. Sage further states that she 
will provide $5,000 annually for the next 
two years, it means that the Association 
will be enabled to institute and conduct 
a vigorous campaign for bird-protection 
over a large territory, heretofore but 
scantily reached. 
By these magnificent contributions to 
the work of saving the wild birds of 
America, Mrs. Sage has won the gratitude 
of untold thousands of bird and nature 
lovers throughout the country.—T.G.P. 
Fifth International Ornithological 
Congress 
The President of the National Associa- 
tion had the distinguished honor of being 
the only American delegate at the Fifth 
International Ornithological Congress, 
which assembled May 30, in Berlin. He 
took with him credentials from the De- 
partment of State, the Smithsonian In- 
stitution, the National Museum, the 
American Ornithologists’ Union and the 
National Association of Audubon So- 
cieties: 
Over two hundred delegates were in 
attendance at the Congress, representing 
fourteen world powers. 
After organizing the Congress, it was 
divided into five sections, as folows: 
Section 1. Anatomy, Paleontology, 
Systematic and Geographical Work. 
Section 2. Migration. 
Section 3. Biology and Odlogy. 
Section 4. Bird Protection. 
Section 5. Bird Information and Prop- 
agation. 
The entire time and attention of your 
delegate was devoted to Section 4— 
Bird Protection—as he considered this 
the department having the greatest 
economic value and interest. 
The following papers were presented 
in Section 4: 
By Herr Prof. Dr. Rorig (Germany).— 
The Fundamental Reasons for Bird Pro- 
tection. 
By Herr Dr. Heuss (Germany).—Con- 
cerning the Urgent Necessity of an Inter- 
national Association of Bird Protection 
Societies in Various Countries. 
By Herr Prof. C. G. Schillings (Ger- 
many).—Concerning the Necessity for 
Prohibition of Sale of Bird Feathers for 
Trimmings in All Countries. 
By Herr Dr. Schwartz (Germany).— 
Are International Bird Protection So- 
cieties Desirable, Because Their Aim Is 
to Save Birds from Being Used for Hat 
Trimming ? 
By Herr Dr. Dietrich (Germany).— 
The Bird World of Cold Northern Islands 
and Bird Reservations of the Jorsand 
Society. 
By Herr Prof. Schweder (Austria).— 
Bird Hunting and Bird Protection. 
By Mr. Buckland (England).—On the 
Destruction of Wild Birds in General 
Throughout the World and the Pressing 
Necessity for an International Confer- 
ence to Consider the Whole Question. 
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