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I'Or IIjc many nii;.(ra,nls wiiicli do nol 

 slay with us but wlii( li a,rc wayfarers in 

 flight, observation mt:tho(ls a,loii(t aro used. 

 For those birds which rclnrn lo surround- 

 ings of former years, aid is extended in the 

 buihiing of houses for domestic |)ur|)oses. 

 Here the i)uihh;r must be taught that pre- 

 caution is necessary in guarding against 

 the unhiwful occupation of songsters' 

 f|uart('rs by the I'jiglish Spa,rrow. The 

 si/c of cnlranrc iriiisl be made small 

 enough to exclude this unwelcome visitor 

 and destroyer of homes. Many pupils 

 have this spring provided houses for the 

 birds, one or two being es[)eciaily attrac- 

 tive and unique in design. 



The older pupils under the supiTvision 

 of school ohicers iiavc .liidii'd I lie cdu'.-i, 

 tional leadets |)ublislii:d by I In- ,\;i,( ioii;d 

 Association of Auflnbon Sorjelics, and 

 with water < olors liav<r luadc ;i, 'ojjy of 

 tlic linishcd philc on I he sln-cf willi tin- 

 outlined firawing. by calling atlcnl iou lo 

 essential details in structure and < olor 

 much general, and some |)articular, knowl- 

 edge is gained. The younger [>uj)ils who 

 are not skilled in the use of water colors 



a,re provided willi cr.'iyon;; lo;uquiie Ihe 

 shaded rcl.alioiis. IOdmijnd Cocks. 



AigrclU; ViolalioDH 



All hough I lie i'i)',iel, Iroin wiiii ii Hie 

 heron aigrettes are taken, cannot legally be 

 killed in the United States, and althougli 

 aigrettes can neither be imported into this 

 <:ountry, nor sohl in many states, one ma,y 

 si ill SIM- many of llies(; feathers worn. 



'I'lie ( 'onserva,lion Commission of New 

 York Sla,le has been ;i,ilive in il', enforcc- 

 ifienl of I Ills Audubon Law ev(-r since it 

 weni iiilo <-rfect on July i, i';ii. Scarcely 

 a month passes but what the Commission 

 successfully conrlucts prosecutions of mil- 

 liners who insist on viol;ilin|/ Ihe l;i,w by 

 selling these f(;allii-r:,. 



I'or ex.'iiiiph-, during I lie monlli of 

 he( ember, i';i '^', I here were h ve '.ii' li pro',<- 

 <iilioii;i in New York, The Covernmenl 

 has also taken a hand in this imporl.uil, 

 subject. Mr. K. V. Visart, atone lim. \\,i: 

 Arkansas agent for this Association, and 

 now a United States game warden, re|>orts: 



"I know thill you v/ill be. inlercjcd to 



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