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America for the Protection of Migratory Birds. " At the 

 same time another gold medal of the Society was awarded 

 to Dr. C. Gordon Hewitt, Consulting Zoologist of the Can- 

 adian Commission of Conservation, also for services in the 

 promotion of the migratory bird treaty between the United 

 States and Canada. 



We unqualifiedly declare that the award to Dr. Hewitt was 

 fully earned and most worthily bestowed. 



Partly through the aftermath of the fight in the United 

 States Senate in 1913, for the plumage law, but chiefly 

 through the mortal embitterment of two or three senators 

 through the Missouri enemies of the Weeks-McLean migra- 

 tory bird law and the treaty, the American recipient of the 

 Royal Society's medal enjoys the distinction (!) of having 

 been more often and more violently denounced on the floor 

 of the United States Senate than has fallen to the lot of all 

 other defenders of the birds added together. But, even to 

 Senator James A. Reed's excoriation of an hour and a half 

 we never have asked the public to read an answer. I have 

 held that the public has no interest in attacks that are made 

 upon me personally. 



The gracious action of the Royal Society for the Protec- 

 tion of Birds was unheralded and unexpected. We think it 

 may be regarded partly as an expression of congratulation 

 to us all on the success of the treaty. Certainly, that suc- 

 cess was just cause for felicitation, and it is with sincere 

 pleasure that we exhibit herewith a facsimile reproduction 

 in black and white of the diploma bestowed with the medaL 



