THE BIRD STUDY BOOK 



State of Connecticut. From the standpoint of pre- 

 serving rare species of birds this is doubtless one of 

 the most important reservations which has come into 

 existence. It is here that many of the wild fowl, 

 which frequent the California coast in winter, find 

 a summer refuge safe alike from the bullet of the 

 white man and the arrow of the Indian. Here it is 

 that the lordly Emperor Goose is probably making 

 his last stand on the American continent against 

 the aggressions of the destructive white race. 



Away out in the western group of the Hawaiian 

 Archipelago are located some of the world's most 

 famous colonies of birds. From remote regions of 

 the Pacific sea birds journey hither when the in- 

 stinct for mating is strong upon them. Here come 

 "Love Birds" or White Terns, and Albatrosses, 

 great winged wonders whose home is on the rolling 

 deep. The number seems almost beyond belief to 

 men and women unfamiliar with bird life in congested 

 colonies. On February 3, 1909, these islands and 

 reefs were included in an executive order whereby 

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