16 THE BIRDS OF NEW JERSEY. 



movement, and the benefit that will result to the pupils 

 could hardly be attained in any other way at so small an 

 expenditure of time. If it is deemed unwise to establish 

 another holiday, or it may seem too much to devote one 

 day in the year to the study of birds, the exercises of Bird 

 Day might be combined with those of Arbor Day. 



It is believed that Bird Day can be adopted with profit 

 by schools of all grades, and the subject is recommended 

 to the thoughtful attention of teacliers and school super- 

 intendents throughout the country, in the hope that they 

 wiU co-operate with other agencies now at work to pre- 

 vent the destruction of our native birds. 



T. S. Palmer, 



Approved: Acting Chief of Division. 



Chas. W. Dabney, Jr., 



Washington, D. C, July 2, 1896. 



