The United States 165 
The United States of America 
Parliament. The idea of pre- 
serving primeval nature in the United 
States has been realised in a veritably- 
grand manner. It is, however, true 
that formerly vast districts of territory 
had been deprived of their primitive 
vegetable and animal world, in great 
part or almost entirely. Six various 
landscapes, distinguished by natural 
or prehistoric monuments, and some 
of them very extensive, have been 
reserved for the public by Congress 
(figure lo). It is strictly prohibited 
to shoot, to catch, to injure, or to kill 
a bird or any other wild animal there, 
unless it is those which attempt one's 
life. 
The Yellowstone National Park, 
