A PUZZLE IN BIRDS 



him to keep up with whatever is being done by other 

 students. Now and then he goes to its "Annual Con- 

 gress," which is a most dehghtful social occasion. 

 There he gets acquainted with many other young 

 ornithologists, and also with the great scientists, who 

 are glad to see all who are beginning to take interest 

 in birds, no matter how little they know about the 

 subject at present. It costs three dollars a year as 

 membership fee, which includes subscription for The 

 Auk, and I hope that many young bird lovers, or others, 

 after reading this will write to the Treasurer of the 

 A. O. U., Dr. Jonathan Dwight, 134 West 71st Street, 

 New York City. He will send you any desired informa- 

 tion. The more membership fees the Union has, the 

 better magazine they can publish, with more illustra- 

 tions, and the more they can do for bird study and bird 

 protection. 



If you could only have a talk with Ned, I am sure he 

 would soon persuade you to join and make you feel 

 that because you love birds you are just exactly the 

 kind of a person that they want on the roll of member- 

 ship. 



Both he and I want also to say a good word for the 

 Audubon Society, whose special work is to interest in 

 birds those who have not thought much about them, 

 to train the growing generation of children and youth 

 to love and befriend the birds, and to secure money, 

 laws and public sentiment for their protection. In each 

 State there is a local Audubon Society, all of which 



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