APPENDIX. 465 



F. ABSTRACT OF THE GAME LAWS OF MASSA- 

 CHUSETTS. 



It is unlawful to take, kill, buy, sell, or have in possession the 

 following birds at the following times : Ruffed Grouse, or Wood- 

 cock, between the first day of January and the fifteenth day of Sep- 

 tember ; Quail, between the first day of January and the fifteenth 

 day of October ; Wood Ducks, Black Ducks, Teal, or " any of the 

 so-called Duck species," between the fifteenth day of April and the 

 first day of September (penalty for violation, a fine of twenty dollars 

 for each bird) ; Plover, Snipe, Sandpipers, Rails, or "any of the so- 

 called shore, marsh, or beach birds," between the first day of May 

 and the fifteenth day of July ; Wild Pigeons, Gulls, or Terns, 

 between the first day of May and the first day of October (penalty, 

 a fine of ten dollars for each bird). English Sparrows, Crow Black- 

 birds, Crows, Jays, birds of prey, Wild Geese, and " such fresh-water 

 and sea fowl " as are not above named, with their nests and eggs, 

 are not protected at any season. All other wild or undomesticated 

 birds, with their nests and eggs, are protected at all seasons (pen- 

 alty, a fine of ten dollars for each bird, nest, or egg). 



The taking or killing of game or water birds by means of traps, 

 nets, or snares, and of wild fowl or " any of the so-called shore, 

 marsh, or beach birds " by the aid of a smvel or pivot gun, or by the 

 use of a torch, jack, or of a boat propelled by steam or naphtha, is 

 prohibited at all seasons under a fine of twenty dollars. 



Persons above the age of twenty-one who are engaged in the sci- 

 entific study of ornithology, or who are collecting in the interests of 

 a scientific institution, may obtain from the Game Commissioners, or 

 from the President of the Boston Society of Natural History, a per- 

 mit giving authority to take the nests and eggs of, or at any season 

 to take or kill, any undomesticated birds except Woodcock, Rufied 

 Grouse, and Quail. 



