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for the birds that has been achieved by the ratification of 

 the bill between Canada and the United States to protect 

 your migratory birds. Our Union realizes that it is impos- 

 sible to state the value the passing of this law is to the coun- 

 tries concerned, and we wish the working out of it every 

 success. 



Gn behalf of the R. A. 0. U., 



I am, Yours sincerely, 



D. Le Souef, 

 Honorary Secretary. 



TEXT OF THE TREATY WITH CANADA 



Whereas many species of birds in the course of their annual 

 migrations traverse certain parts of the United States and the 

 Dominion of Canada; and 



Whereas many of these species are of great value as a source 

 of food or in destroying insects which are injurious to forests and 

 forage plants on the public domain, as well as to agricultural crops, 

 in both the United States and Canada, but are nevertheless in danger 

 of extermination through lack of adequate protection during the 

 nesting season or while on their way to and from their breeding 

 grounds; 



The United States of America and His Majesty the King of the 

 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British 

 dominions beyond the seas, Emperor of India, being desirous of 

 saving from the indiscriminate slaughter and of insuring the pres- 

 ervation of such migratory birds as are either useful to man or are 

 harmless, have resolved to adopt some uniform system of protection 

 which shall effectively accomplish such objects, and to the end of 

 concluding a convention for this purpose have appointed as their 

 respective plenipotentiaries: 



The President of the United States of America, Robert Lansing, 

 Secretary of State of the United States; and 



His Britannic Majesty, the Right Honorable Sir Cecil Arthur 

 Spring-Rice, G.C.V.O., K.C.M.G., etc., His Majesty's ambassador ex- 

 traordinary and plenipotentiary at Washington, 



Who, after having communicated to each other their respective 

 full powers which were found to be in due and proper form, have 

 agreed to and adopted the following articles: 



Article I 



The High Contracting Powers declare that the migratory birds 

 included in the terms of this Convention shall be as follows: 



1. Migratory Game Birds: 



(a) Anatidae or waterfowl, including brant, wild ducks, 

 geese, and swans. 



