THE PROTECTION OF BIRDS IN HUNGARY 
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„A m. kir. foldmi'velesUgyi Minister kiadvanyai. | A mada- 
rak hasznarol es kararol | Daranyi IgnAcz | m. kir. foldmi- 
velesiigyi minister megbizasabol | frta 1 Herman Otto, k^pek- 
kel ellatta Csorgey Titusz. Budapest, 1901".^ 
This little book did its best, by appealing to the feelings 
and taking into consideration the peculiar conceptions of the 
lower classes, to take hold of them, and, devoting special 
chapters to the more important, often very attractive features 
of bird-life, gradually passes over to the drier, descriptive 
part; here, too, only what is necessary was given, all super- 
fluous matter was avoided and no attempt made at triviality, 
which is common enough in popular works; particular efforts 
were made to shun any tone of pedantry and sententiousness. 
The little book, in its first edition, sold to the extent of 
20,000, in its second, somewhat enlarged edition, of 15,000 
copies: it was published in German too. 
The German translation was excellently done by John 
Charles Rosler, Professor of the Gymnasium (Middle School) 
at Szaszr^gen : it was published by Frederick Eugene Kohler 
at Gera (Reuss), with the following title: „Nutzen und Schaden 
der Vogel | Verfasst von | Otto Herman | Chef der st. ung. 
ornithologischen Centrale in Budapest. | Ins Deutsche uber- 
setzt von | Johann Carl Rosler, Gymnasial-Professor in 
Szaszregen. | Mit 100 Abbildungen von Titus Csorgey. | 
Herausgegeben mit Unterstutzung des koniglich ungarischen 
Ackerbau-Ministeriums.' | Gera-Untermhaus i 1903". 1903. 
1 „Publications of the Royal Hung. Minister of Agriculture | The Use- 
fulness and Noxiousness of Birds | written | by order of IgnAcz Daranyi, 
Royal Hungarian Minister of Agriculture | by Otto Herman, illustrated by 
Titus Csorgey. Budapest, 1901". 
^ This referred to the fact that the Hung. Ministry of Agriculture 
allowed the use of the cliches free of charge. 
