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“7. Excepting in a few localities, existing measures 
for the protection of birds, as they are carried into effect, 
are notoriously inadequate for the maintenance of a 
proper balance of, bird life. 
“8. Destructive agencies are constantly on the 
increase. 
“9. Under present conditions, and excepting in a few 
localities, the practical annihilation of all our birds, 
except the smallest species, and within a comparatively 
short period, may be regarded as absolutely certain to 
occur.? 
“10. Ifthe present war of extermination is to be term- 
inated, drastic measures must be adopted and resolutely 
carried out ; and the crusade for protection must be 
general. No half-way measures will suffice ; and it is 
to be expected that some of the destroyers will be 
displeased. 
‘*Recommendations Regarding Birds. — While at first 
thought it may seem impossible to propose a series of 
universal laws for bird protection that can save our 
bird fauna from annihilation, even if adopted by the 
different states, we believe it will be found on close 
examination that the task is not nearly so difficult as it 
seems. The difficulty lies, not in the framing of com- 
prehensive measures, but in securing their adoption in 
the various groups of states wherein they are needed. 
The business of securing the enactment of legislation 
1The protection of migratory birds must be general in order to be 
effective. New Orleans should not rob Cheyenne of the fruit of her 
labors in the field for protection. 
