Photographed at Laredo, Texas. 



GREAT SEIZURE OF PARADISE PLUMES 



At Laredo, Texas, on January 29, 1916, Abraham Kallman was cavight smuggling into the United States 527 

 skins of the Greater Bird of Paradise, worth at least $52,700, for which he paid a fine of $2,500 and 

 spent six months in jail. The skins were turned over to the New York Zoological Society, for educa- 

 tional purposes. The seizure was made by Deputy Collector of Customs Ed. CotuUa, and Inspectors 

 Robert Rumsey, Jr. and John C. Chamberlain. 



CONTENTS FOR MAY, 1917. 



Elk in Jackson^s Hole Frontispiece 



White Patch S. N. Leek 1481 



Bonding Company Pays 1489 



American Bison in Sweden (Swedish Nordstjernan) 1489 



Wanted ! An Automobile .-. 1 489 



Subscribers to Tropical Research Work 1490 



Animal Fund Subscriptions 1490 



Salary Bonus Fund JV. T. Hornadai) 1490 



Defense Measures at the Park W . T. Hornaday 1491 



Hunting Reptiles in the South Raymond L. Ditmars 1493 



Raising the Flag on Baird Court, Zoological Park Cover 



