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Union, the statement regarding the protection of the others may be 

 reduced to a few words, as follows: Any wild Mrd^ other than a game 

 hird^ excepting the English sparrow (and such other species as may be 

 considered injurious). 



Orders of North American birds. 

 [The orders marked with an asterisk (*) are the only ones which include game birds proper.] 



Order. 



Pygopodes 



Longipennes 



Tnbinares 



Steganopodes 



♦Anseres (Anatida) 



Odontoglossas 



Herodiones 



*Paludicol8e2 



*Limieolse 



*Gallin£e 



Columbse 



Raptores 



Psittaci 



Coccyges 



Pici 



Birds. 



Macrochires . 

 Passeres 



Grebes, loons, and auks 



Jaegers, gulls, and terns 



Albatrosses, shearwaters, and petrels 



Gannets, cormorants, and pelicans 



Ducks, geese, and swans 



Flamingos 



Herons, bitterns, ibises, etc 



Cranes, rails, and coots 



Shore birds 



Pheasants, grouse, and quail 



Pigeons and doves 



Birds of prey: Buzzards, hawks, and owls. 



Parrots 



Cuckoos, anis, and kingfishers 



^Voodpeckers 



Goatsuckers, swifts, and hummingbirds . . 

 Perching birds 



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1 Corrected to include the ninth supplement of the American Ornithologists' Union Check List, 1899. 



2 Comprises three families, Gruidse, Aramidse, and Rallidse, of which only the last (containing 18 of 

 the 22 species and subspecies) is included in the list of game birds. 



PLUME BIRDS. 



The general term 'plume birds' is here used to include not only 

 the herons, which are killed for their nuptial plumes, but a number of 

 water birds which are used for decorative purposes, such as pelicans, 

 terns, gulls, and grebes. The snowy heron furnishes the well-known 

 aigrettes; pelicans supply quills and breasts; gulls and terns are worn 

 in great numbers on hats; while grebes' breasts, besides being used for 

 trimming hats, are also made into muffs, collarettes, and capes. There 

 is an enormous demand for plume birds by the millinery trade in years 

 when they are in fashion, and the localities where the birds breed are 

 scoured by hunters, who find a ready market for the skins at prices 

 varying from 10 to 50 cents apiece.^ As these birds all nest in col- 

 onies, it is a simple matter to destroy large numbers on the breeding 

 grounds; and so thoroughly is the work done that some of the species. 



' Bird Lore, II, p. 66, April, 1900. 



