8 CONTENTS. 



II. State laws for the protection of birds — Continued. Page. 



Mississippi 70 



Missouri - 71 



Montana 71 



Nebraska 71 



Nevada 72 



New Hampshire 72 



New Jersey 73 



New York 74 



North CaroHna 74 



North Dakota 75 



Ohio 75 



Oklahoma 76 



Oregon 76 



Pennsylvania 77 



Rhode Island^ 78 



South Carolina 79 



South Dakota 80 



Tennessee 80 



Texa^ 81 



Utah 82 



Vermont 82 



Virginia 82 



Wasliinjrton 83 



West Virginia 83 



\Vis((.nsiii 84 



Wyomin.L' 84 



III. Canadian laws f(.r tlie protection uf birds 85 



I'.ritisli ( '..hnnl)ia 85 



Ahmitoba 86 



New Brunswiek 86 



Newfoundland 87 



Nova Sci it ia 87 



( )ntario 88 



liiiel >ec 88 



IV. Bird and Arbor Day laws , 90 



Conneetiiiit 90 



M inm-H .ta 90 



Wiseonsiii 90 



IIJASTR.\T1()XS. 



I'L.XTES. 



I'Hge. 

 Pi,.\TE I. Maj) illustrating diversity in State laws for the protection of 



bi rds Frontispiece. 



1 1. Map showing dates of recent State lawH for the i)rotection of birds. . 55 

 TEXT FIGURES. 



Fk;. 1. ^bturning dove (/cna*(/»<ra j/jarroura) 15 



2. I )iagrani showing open seasons for doves I (> 



.). Flicker ( Colujitrs (inratm) 17 



4. I'.obolink ( Dol'Klnnnix ornziroriis) 19 



5. Mca.lowlark (Slunnl/a mwjnit) 20 



(i. I\ed-winge(l blackliird (Aijcldbm pluniiciHs) 21 



7. Robin ( Mcrula iniijniforiti) 22 



8. Map of Texa.s showing eounties exenipli'd umler law of 1S95 46 



