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LEGISLATION FOR THE PROTECTION OF BIRDS. 



(Nevada and South Carolina) which do not include it in the list of 

 injurious species. 



At least nineteen States and Provinces, including those which have 

 the most comprehensive protective laws, except birds of p^'ey. Some 

 withdraw protection from all birds -of pre^^, others onh" from hawks, 

 still others from 'chicken hawks,' or hawks and owls 'destructive to 

 poultry,' while a few, like Alabama and Pennsylvania, specif \' particu- 

 lar species, as Cooper's hawk and the sharp-shinned hawk. 



Twenty -two States and Provinces exempt birds destructive to grain, 

 particularl}' the crow, crow l)lackbird, and ricebird; and eight (mainly 

 in New England and the Middle States) birds considered destructive to 

 fish. Among fish-eating birds, loons are excepted in Maine,^ Vermont, 

 and Manitoba, certain water fowl in Massachusetts, herons in Maine ' 

 and Vermont, the green heron and night heron in Alabama and Penn- 

 sylvania, bitterns in Vermont and ]Manito])a, and kingfishers in Alabama, 

 New Jersej^ New York, Peimsylvania, Manitoba, and Quebec. 



The species exempted by each State are shown in the following list: 



lAst of birds specificaUy exempted from jrruleciion. 



Alabama , 



ArkniisiLs 



Connectitut 



Delaware 



District of Coliiniliiii . 



(Jeorgin 



Illinois 



Indiana 



Iowa 



Mnino 



Marylaml 



Miuisachusitts 



MichiKun 



Miniicsuta 



Mississiiipi * 



Nevada 



New Hampshire 



New Jersey 



New York 



Ohio 



Pennsylvania 



English sparrow, green heron, night heron, sharp-shinned hawk. Cooper's 

 hawk.diuk hawk, pigeon hawk, barred owl, groat homed owl, kingfisher. 



Knglish sparrow, hawks, eagles, owls, and other birds of prey, crow, black- 

 birds. 



English sparrow. 



English sparrow, hawks, owls, crows. 



English sparn»w. 



English sparrow, night hawks, crows, riccbirds, larks, wheat birds. 



English sparrow, chicken hawk, crow, crow blackbird. 



English sparrow, hawks, and other birds of prey, crow. 



English sparrow, blue jay. 



English sparrow, hawks, crow, and the young of loons, herons, and owls. 



English sparrow, hawks, and other birds destructive to poultry, crow, black- 

 birds. 



English sparrow, birds of prey, jays, crow, c-row l(laekl>ird, certain freshwater 

 and sea fowl. 



English sfMirrow, blue jay, blackbirds, butcher Itinl. 



Knglish sparrow, hawks, crow, blackliirds. 



Knglish sparrow, hawks, owls aiul other birds nf j.rey.bliie jay, crow, black- 

 birds. 



Linnet (hou.se finch). 



English sparrow. 



English sparrow, cranes, hawks, kingtisher, ravi-n, <'row, red-winged lilack- 

 bird.crow blackbirds. 



English sparrow,<rane.s, hawks, kingtisher, raven, crow, common blackbird, 

 crow blackbirds. 



Knglish sparrow. 



Knglish sparrow, green heron, night heron, sharp-sliiniied hawk, Cooper's 



hawk, duck hawk, pigeon hawk, barred owl, great-horned owl. kingfisher. 

 ♦Applies only to nests; not to the birds themselves. 



' Yoiiiin only. 



