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B. E. A. — B. S. 40. Issued June 6, 1921. 



United States Department of Agriculture, 



BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY. 

 E. W. Nelson. Cftief o;f Bweait. 



SERVICE AND REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENTS. 



MIGRATORY BIRD TREATY, ACT, AND REGULATIONS.^ 



CONVENTION BETWEEN THE UNITED ST4TES AND GREAT BRITAIN 

 FOR THE PROTECTION OP MIGRATORY BIRDS IN THE UNITED 

 STATES AND CANADA.' 



[39 Stat., 1702.] 

 BY THE PKESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OP AMERICA. 



A PROCLAMATION. 



Whereas a Convention between the United States of America and 

 the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for the protection 

 of migratory birds in the United States and Canada was concluded 

 and signed by their respective plenipotentiaries at Washington, on 

 the sixteenth day of August, one thousand nine hundred and sixteen, 

 the original of which Convention is word for word as follows : 



Whereas, Many species of birds in the course of their annual mi- 

 grations traverse certain parts of the United States and the Dominion 

 of Canada; and 



Whereas, Many of these species are of great value as a source of 

 food or in destroying insects which are injurious to forests and for- 

 age plants on the public domain, as well as to agricultural crops, in 

 both the United States and Canada, but are nevertheless in danger 

 of extermination through lack of adequate protection during the 

 nesting season or while on their way to and from their breeding 

 grounds ; 



The United States of America and His Majesty the King of the 

 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British 



» Including amendments of the regulations approved October 25, 1918 ; July 28, 1919 ; 

 July 9, 1920 ; March 3, 1921 ; and May 17, 1921. 



' Signed at Washington August 16, 1916 ; ratification advised by the Senate August 29, 

 ratified by the President September 1, and by Great Britain October 20 ; ratifications ex- 

 changed December 7 ; proclaimed December 8, 1916. Constitutionality of the treaty and 

 act sustained by the United States Supreme Court In decision rendered April 19, 1920, In 

 case of state of Missouri v. Bay P. Holland. 



Canada, by an act of Parliament approved August 29, 1917, gave full effect to this con- 

 vention, and promulgated regulations thereunder May 11, 1918. Validity of act of 

 Dominion Parliament upheld by Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island in decision 

 (Michaelmas term, 1920) rendered in case of The King v. Eussell C. Clark. • 



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