CONTENTS xiii 



XIV. Bird Enemies Introduced by Man: The Cat 



and the English Sparrow 135 



The Cat. 



Method of doing harm — Opinions of bird-students 

 — Number of birds killed by cats — Cats as disease- 

 carriers — Remedies. 

 The English Sparrow. 

 Ways in which it is harmful — Remedies: — Shoot- 

 ing — Poisoning — Trapping. 



XV. Man as an Enemy of the Birds ._ . 161 



Advance of civilization — Shooting for sport — 

 Shooting for market — The milliner's trade — Egg- 

 collecting — Remedies. 



PART III 



Bird-Protection 



A. Protective Agencies 



XVI. Work of the Audubon Societies .... 174 

 History of the Societies — American Ornithologists' 



Union — Work of National Association of Audubon 



Societies: 



Legislation — Warden work — Egret-protection 

 — Publications — Junior Audubon classes — 

 Field agents. 



State Societies. 



XVII. Bird-Protection by Governments — State and 



National 188 



Work of State Governments: 



History of legislation — Model law — Bird day — 

 Laws for game-birds — Summary. 

 Work of National Government: 



Bureau of Biological Survey — Lacey Act — Mi- 

 gratory bird law — Tariff regulations — Bird res- 

 ervations. 



XVni. Bird Clubs 209 



Meriden Bird Club — Brush Hill Bird Club — 

 Burroughs Nature Club — Liberty Bell Bird Club — 

 Private game preserves — Summary of results in 

 bird-protection. 



