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and Ptilornis magnificus. The export of skins of all other species 

 is prohibited by the Dutch Colonial Government, and these skins 

 have therefore no commercial value. 



2. Shooting is totally prohibited in the islands of the Radja 

 Ampat group (Misole, Salawatti, Batanta and Waigou) and in 

 those of the Geelvink Bay in New Guinea, as well as in two 

 large reservations on New Guinea, on both sides of the Geelvink 

 Bay. 



By these means the protection of the rarer birds of paradise 

 is obtained, and we have every hope that in future the shooting 

 of all birds of paradise will be totally stopped. 



Sincerely yours, 



C. Kerbert, 



Chairman. 

 Lt. De Beaufort, Secretary. 



In plain English, the three species not yet fully protected 

 in all areas are the lesser bird of paradise, the twelve wired 

 bird of paradise and the rifle bird. Inasmuch as bird pro- 

 tection never loses ground, and always gains in public favor, 

 it is safe to predict that within a reasonable time all the 

 birds of the Dutch East Indies will receive the complete 

 protection that an embargo on exportations easily can 

 afford. 



ALARMING DEER SITUATION IN NEW YORK 



At the last moment we have received the following letter 

 from Mr. Myron F. Westover, Secretary of the General 

 Electric Company, an ardent but conscientious sportsman, 

 a keen observer, and a man of logical mind : 



Schenectady, N. Y., Nov. 26, 1915. 

 Dear Dr. Hornaday: 



"I shall set down here, perhaps for discussion when I see 

 you, some impressions which I derived from a vacation 

 spent this fall in the Adirondacks. I tramped ten days from 

 North Hudson, well in the heart of the mountains and only 

 a few miles from Mt. Marcy; four days from West Stony 

 Creek ; and two with Mr. Apperson in west of Hope. 



