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catching and cruelties to birds—places 
artificial nests and feeds the wild fowls in 
the winter—publishes printed works to in- 
terest youth in the protection of birds— 
instructs the public respecting the economic 
importance of birds to society. 
The “‘Svalen,” which works not only for 
birds but also for other animals, is an in- 
dependent society. It is, upon the whole, 
useful to humanity, because it furthers the 
task of ennobling man under its work for 
animals. ; 
The society has 5800 members, and 
works in about 100 districts throughout 
Denmark. 
Her Majesty, Queen Alexandra of Eng- 
land, is an honorary member. 
His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince 
of Denmark, is the Patron of the society. 
Notice 
The Sixteenth International Animal 
Protection Congress will be held in Copen- 
hagen, August 1-5, 1911. By resolution, 
the Directorate of the Society ‘Svalen’ has 
charge of the arrangements for the Con- 
gress. 
‘Svalen,’ which may be addressed at 
Copenhagen, heartily invites every So- 
ciety interested in the protection of ani- 
mals and other humanitarian work to be 
present at the Congress. 
Methods of Attracting Birds 
Several years ago, the writer undertook 
for the National Audubon Society the 
preparation of a pamphlet on methods of 
attracting birds. It was the original in- 
tention to have the Society print and dis- 
tribute the pamphlet, but later it did not 
seem wise to incur the expense involved 
in printing the publication. Accordingly 
the manuscript was put into the hands of 
a publisher (Houghton, Mifflin Co.). 
The author takes this opportunity to 
thank those who have assisted in furnish- 
ing material and suggestions from their 
experiences. Special effort has been made 
to give proper credit in each case. 
Bird - 
Lore 
In response to the many inquiries re- 
garding the date of completion of the book, 
the writer-takes this opportunity to ex- 
plain that it is now ready for distribution. 
—GriLBEerT H. TRAFTON. 
The National Conservation Congress 
The Second National Conservation 
Congress, held at St. Paul, Minnesota, 
September 5-8, 1910, gave due considera- 
tion to the question of wild-bird and 
animal protection, Two evening sessions 
were devoted to considering certain 
aspects of the subject. Mr. Radcliff Dug- 
more, in his illustrated lecture on photo- 
graphing big game in Africa. brought out 
strongly the importance of conserving 
wild-life, and the matter was even more 
fully presented the n2xt night by Mr. 
Frank M. Chapman during his illus- 
trated address on Conservation of Bird 
Vitex? 
The writer, as a member of the Com- 
mittee on Resolutions, introduced the fol- 
lowing, which was adopted as a plank in 
the platform of the Congress. 
“We reccomend that the Federal Gov- 
ernment conserve migratory birds and 
wild game animals.” 
This, it will be noticed, is a practical 
endorsement of the principles contained 
in the Weeks’ Bill, now pending in Con- 
gress, and which has for its object the 
placing in the hands of Federal authori- 
ties the responsibility of making regula- 
tions governing the killing and disposition 
of those migratory game and non-game 
birds now suffering terrible destruction 
because of the inadequacy of the present 
conflicting state laws. 
The endorsement also is given to the 
growing policy of the government to pro- 
tect the game animals still to be found in 
the National Parks and National Forest 
Reserves. 
In addition to Mr. Chapman and the 
writer, the National Association was 
officially represented by Mr. W. W. 
Grant, of New York, and Prof. D. Lange, 
of Minneapolis.—T. G. P. 
