APPENDIX I. 



THE BIRD LAW OF THE AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGISTS' 

 UNION. 



An Act for the Protection of Birds and their Nests and Eggs. 



Section 1. — No person shall, within the State of 

 kill or catch or have in his or her possession, living or dead, any 

 wild bird other than a game-bird, nor shall purchase, offer, or 

 expose for sale any such wild bird after it has been killed or 

 caught. No part of the plumage, skin, or body of any bird pro- 

 tected by this section shall be sold or had in possession for sale. 

 For the purposes of this act the following only shall be consid- 

 ered game-birds: The Anatidos, commonly known as swans, 

 geese, brant, river- and sea-ducks ; the Rallidw, commonly known 

 as rails, coots, mud-hens, and gallinules; the Limicolce, com- 

 monly known as shore-birds, plover, surf -birds, snipe, woodcock, 

 sand-pipers, tattlers, and curlews ; the Gallince, commonly known 

 as wild turkeys, grouse, prairie-chickens, pheasants, partridges, 

 and quails. 



Sec. 2. — No person shall, within the State of 

 take or needlessly destroy the nest or the eggs of any wild bird 

 nor shall have such nest or the eggs in his or her possession. 



Sec. 3. — Any person who violates any of the provisions of this 

 act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be liable to a 

 fine of five dollars for each offence, and an additional fine of 

 five dollars for each bird, living or dead, or part of bird, or 

 nest and eggs possessed in violation of this act, or to imprison- 

 ment for ten days, or both, at the discretion of the court. 



Sec-. 4. — Sections 1, 2, and 3 of this act shall not apply to 

 any person holding a certificate giving the right to take birds 

 and their nests and eggs for scientific purposes, as provided for 

 in Section 5 of this act. 



Sec. 5. — Certificates may be granted by [here follow the names 

 of the persons, if any, duly authorized by this act to grant such 

 certificates], or by any incorporated society of natural history 



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