THE FEDERAL LAW IS BRINGING 

 BACK THE BIRDS! 



There is no question about it. The federal migratory 

 bird law IS bringing back the migratory birds! Beyond 

 all possibility of dispute, this is true, both of the game 

 birds and of the most beautiful and most useful song 

 birds. The very birds most beneficial to the farmer, 

 fruit-grower and forest-OAvner ARE INCREASING. 



Special attention is called to the evidence of the in- 

 crease of waterfowl now furnished by the Secretary of 

 Agriculture, and published on pages 166 to 171 of this 

 Bulletin. It will be good news to all American and 

 Canadian sportsmen. This advance testimony covers six 

 states only. Thousands of persons now can give similar 

 testimony regarding the increase of song birds. 



Very soon Canada will be ready to ratify with us a 

 treaty binding herself to our principle of migratory bird 

 protection, and the stoppage of, spring shooting. 



Shall all these national and international benefits be 

 destroyed, at one stroke, because a few selfish and 

 shameless duck-hunters of Missouri demand for them- 

 selves a few more dead ducks, killed in the breeding 

 season? 



The demand is monstrous, and disgusting. 



W. T. H. 



