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Conservation Reader 



should be that farmer who can get them to come about his 

 home. Can you find it in your heart to shoot the father 

 bird, as, perched upon some sightly point, he watches for 

 danger while the mother just off the nest with her little 

 brood feeds trustfully under his care? 



The hunting of quail for market is now prohibited by 

 law. But before protection came market hunters were 

 known to carry out the most cruel methods in order to bag 

 the quail in large numbers. In the drier parts of our coun- 

 try, the springs where quail came to drink were co\'ered 

 until the thirsty birds gathered in large numbers. In this 

 way the hunters were able to obtain all they wanted. 



Let us henceforth show by our kindness and good will to 

 the living things around us that we are not merciless sav- 

 ages, thinking only of something to eat, but rather that we 

 appreciate their presence and the great good that they do. 



Gulls and Iltiis oh tliLir resting ground. 



FiiUey ir Bolihnaii 



