THE IMMEDIATE PRELIMINARIES OF THE CONVENTION 99 
roccolo or the pressanella; in § 4, which declares for the 
prohibition of wholesale bird-taking, the right of special leg- 
islation of the part of the States is reserved; while there are 
no schedules. 
The pith of the resolution was as follows: 
„The introduction treats of the duty of protecting birds 
useful to agriculture. 
§ 1. Proclaims the duty of protecting wild birds. 
§ 2. Protects nests, broods, and fledglings, and forbids 
all traffic in the same. It makes exceptions in the case of 
owners or occupiers of land and any persons authorised by 
the same, in respect of houses and yards. Exception made 
in the case of the eggs of water-fowl. 
§ 3. Forbids the use of instruments for catching birds: 
and prohibits the taking of birds at night, in time of snow, 
or beside water in time of drought, with seeds mixed with 
poison or narcotics, with traps, snares etc., with the Dal- 
matian „plocke", with the „lanciaxera" or the ^paratelle". 
§ 4. Absolutely forbids wholesale taking of birds. The 
Parliaments of the respective countries to legislate on their 
own initiative concerning the methods of taking birds, as the 
agricultural interest of the country may demand. 
§ 5. Open season to be from Sept. 15 till the end of 
February. 
§ 6. Regulations concerning captive birds. 
§ 7. Provides for defence against birds found doing 
damage in vineyards, gardens, nurseries etc. In such cases 
use of guns permissible. Traffic in birds killed forbidden. 
§ 8. Exceptions to be made for scientific purposes. 
§ 9. Where shooting is regulated by law, the convention 
not to be in force in preserves etc. Where it is not regulated, 
the respective Parliaments shall frame laws respecting winged 
game. 
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