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silenced one by one, but the Dickcissel kept up his singing with an un- 

 diminished earnestness. Even in the middle of the day, when the waves 

 of heat that rose from the fields to an almost unbearable intensity drove 

 most birds to cover, the song of the Dickcissel was still in evidence. The 

 earnestness and persistence of the Dickcissel is a trait we are compelled to 

 admire." 



The Society's Lecture Course 



The annual spring series of bird lectures given in Chicago under the 

 auspices of the Illinois Audubon Society has been under way as the final 

 contributions to the Bulletin were reaching the printer. These lectures 

 were held in the Louis XVI room of the Hotel Sherman and before audi- 

 ences averaging four hundred or more people. As usual they have greatly 

 stimulated local interest in bird life and the Society has had substantial 

 increases in its membership list. 



• The first lecture of the series was given on Saturday, March 12th, by 

 Mr. T. Gilbert Pearson, President of the National Association of Audubon 

 Societies. It was Mr. Pearson's first appearance in Illinois and he at once 

 established friendly relations which will doubtless increase Illinois' sup- 

 port for the National Association. Mr. Pearson reviewed the progress of 

 the cause of bird protection during the past thirty years and then with the 

 aid of lantern slides visualized for his audience episodes of the progress 

 and incidents of bird life in general. 



Mr. Robert Cushman Murphy of the American Museum of Natural 

 History gave the second lecture of the course on Saturday, March 19th. 

 His subject was Birds and Animals of the Peruvian Coast. The spectacular 

 motion pictures which accompanied his fascinating lecture were secured 

 during the recent expedition of the Brooklyn Museum to the Peruvian coast 

 and islands. The films shown of the colonies of Cormorants, Pelicans and 

 Gannets are among the most interesting natural history films ever taken. 



The third and last lecture of the series was given by Mr. Norman 

 McClintock and was entitled "American Birds in Motion Pictures." Mr, 

 McClintock has appeared several times before the Illinois Audubon So- 

 ciety and he is regarded almost as an asset of the Society. He brought 

 with him new motion pictures made during the past year, some of them 

 concerned with the bird life of the Florida coast. In this lecture Mr. 

 McClintock maintained the high standard of his previous lectures. His 

 almost perfect motion pictures contribute strikingly to our knowledge of 

 bird life. 



The Indiana Audubon Society 



The Spring 1921 Bulletin of the Indiana Audubon Society is at hand, 

 compact with good material for all classes of readers. There are excellent 

 articles embodying the experiences of trained observers in studying the 

 habits of birds and there is an unusually valuable report of happenings at 

 a bird sanctuary near Crawfordsville. News of activities from various 

 parts of the state is presented and there are special articles designed to 

 enlist the Women's Clubs and the schools of the state in the work. It is 

 well edited, well printed, and the illustrations are attractive. 



