in South Carolina 19 



efforts of the Audubon Society, 10; protection by land- 

 owners and hunting clubs, 9; little or no shooting or hunt- 

 ing, 5; plenty of cover and breeding places, 5; protection by 

 law, 4; plenty of food, 3; thinly settled with plenty of woods 

 and swamps, 2; protection during nesting season, 2: post- 

 ing land, 1; feeding birds when snow is on the ground, 1; 

 short open season, 1; closed season, 1; not so many dogs, 1. 



From this it appears that birds are increasing or holding 

 their own in a few localities, not so much from the 

 enforcement of the law by the constituted authorities, as 

 from purely local causes arising from a growing appreci- 

 ation on a part of the public of the value of birds. Where 

 there is little hunting and plenty of food, safety, cover 

 and nesting sites, birds will increase. 



In all of the ten reports of increase cited above, except 

 one, evidence is given of the decrease of certain species. 

 They show no general increase of birds over a large dis- 

 trict or thruout a long period of time. Nor is any esti- 

 mate given of the degree of increase. In order that a 

 clear idea may be had of these reports, a concise summary 

 of each is given below. 



Charleston: 1. Certain species increasing; Long-billed 

 Curlew gone. 2. Certain species increasing; some species 

 of shore-birds have become extinct. 3. In certain sections 

 Quail increasing, in others, Quail decreasing. Colleton: 

 Some species have increased; Bluebirds scarce. Darling- 

 ton: Most species increasing; a few decreasing. Dor- 

 chester: All species increasing except Bluebird, Catbird 

 and Quail. Jasper: slight increase throughout; Bluebirds 

 scarce. Kershaw: All increased except game birds. 

 Orangeburg: Some species increasing. Yellow Hammer, 

 Thrush, Cardinal and Bee Martin nearing extermination. 

 Union: Birds increasing; more than fifteen years ago. 



From the counties with ten reports of increase, there 

 are sixteen reports of general decrease. If the evidence of 

 decrease given in the above reports on increase be added 

 to the evidence found in the sixteen reports on decrease, the 

 conclusion is reached, that the increase is far less than is 

 brought out in the table. 



