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FOREST AND STREAM 
[Dec. 2, 1905. 
Experiments with fences to protect sheep and other 
domestic animals from the depredations of coyotes, 
dogs, and other predatory animals are in progress in 
co-operation with farmers in Oklahoma and Kansas. 
Game Protection and lotrodoction. 
The duties of the section of the Biological Survey 
devoted to supervision of game protection and intro- 
duction grow out of three acts of Congress : Act ot 
May 25, 1900, commonly known as the Lacey Act, re- 
quiring supervision of importations of wild birds and 
animals from foreign countries and of the preserva- 
tion of the birds and game of the United States; act 
of June 3, 1902, requiring supervision of the importa- 
tion of eggs of game birds; and act of June 7, 1902, re- 
quiring supervision of the preservation of the game of 
Alaska. 
Entry of Foreign Birds and Animals. 
Since the passage of the Lacey Act, May 25, 1900, 
constant vigilance has been exercised to prevent tn® 
entry of injurious species of birds and mammals. The 
annual importations of birds and animals are |3.rge, 
and include canaries and miscellaneous cage birds 
shipped mainly from Germany, Australia, China and 
Japan; a few pheasants and other game birds, for liber- 
ation or confinement in aviaries, and rare birds and 
animals for the various zoological parks of the country, 
brought in chiefly at New York and San Francisco, 
pheasants for aviaries imported from Canada at ports 
along the northern border, and parrots and monkeys 
from Mexico and Central America, entered at southern 
ports. Inspectors have been appointed at seven ot 
the principal ports to examine all large shipments or 
such as may possibly contain injurious species. 
During the five years ending June 30, 1905, 1,591 
permits have been issued for the entry of 1,000,964 
birds (principally canaries), 2,846 mammals, and 30 
reptiles and 13 for the entry of 6,500 eggs of game 
birds. Of the consignments entered 402 have been 
inspected. To prevent inconvenience in cases where 
no danger exists, the requirement of permits for reptiles 
and a number of species of well-known mammals was 
removed at the end of the first quarter of the operation 
of the law. So far as is known, no injurious species 
have been entered. Seven mongooses, 54 flymg foxes 
or fruit-eating bats, i kohlmeise, 15 blaumeisen 
2 starlings have been refused entry, and either killed or 
reshipped to the original port of shipment. Six keas 
^were refused entry at Honolulu. 
Interstate Commerce in Game. 
Through co-operation with the Department of Justice 
and game officials throughout the United States 166 
violations of the Lacey Act, involving the shipment of 
24,424 head of game and 2,608 plume birds, have been 
investigated, and forty-nine convictions have resulted. 
Of the convictions thirty were secured in Federal and 
nineteen in State courts. In addition to securing con- 
victions for violations of law, great effort has been 
made to secure observance of both the Federal and 
State laws. Summaries of the principal provisions of 
the game laws of the United States and Canada have 
' been issued annually and widely distributed, and several 
publications on special subjects have been prepared. 
Aid in framing satisfactory laws has been extended 
to State officials and legislators ; the conditions oi 
illegal traffic in game have been carefully studied and in 
Special cases have received personal investigation, and 
copious correspondence and many personal interviews 
have been had with State game officials with a view to 
securing better legislation and more rigid observance of 
the laws. To this phase of the Department’s duties 
railroad and express companies have lent cordial and 
valuable co-operation. 
Protection of Game in Alaska. 
Thorough supervision of game protection in Alaska 
has not been possible because of the limited means 
available for this purpose. With the cordial co-opera- 
tiori, however, of the Treasury Department, through 
its customs officials at Port Townsend, Seattle, San 
Francisco, and various points in Alaska, a rigid sur- 
veillance has been maintained of all exports of game 
trophies and specimens from the Territory. During 
the three years the law has been in operation 155 Per- 
mits for such exports have been issued, under which 
93 trophies were shipped, including heads of 29 moose, 
38 sheep, and 3 caribou, as well as several consign- 
ments of specimens for scientific purposes. Owing to 
expressed local dissatisfaction with the law, a bill ma- 
terially modifying it was introduced into Congress in 
the session of 1904-5. For this reason it was deemed 
desirable to further restrict the issue of permits, and 
very few have been granted during the present year. 
Bird ReservaUoos, 
It is well known that certain favorable localities form 
breeding places for large colonies of birds. Such lo- 
calities offer tempting marks to those who gather eggs 
or plumage for commercial purposes, and if these depre- 
dations are unchecked complete extermination of cer- 
tain species is sure to result. Within the past three 
years three such breeding grounds have been con- 
verted by the President into bird reservations. Pelican 
Island, a breeding resort for pelicans, off the coast of 
Florida, was so set apart on March 14, 1903; Breton 
Island and two smaller islands off the coast of Louisi- 
ana, a breeding ground for gulls and terns and a 
wintering resort for hundreds of thousands of ducks, 
were reserved on Oct. 4, 1904, and four small islands 
in Stump Lake, North Dakota, which form a breeding 
colony for many ducks and other water birds, on 
March 9, 1905. The department co-operates in the es- 
tablishment and regulation of these reservations. 
Cuvicf^s Annual* 
The thirty-second annual dinner of the Cuvier Club 
was held on Thursday of this week. The guests were re- 
ceived and welcomed by Col. Robert J. Morgan and Capt. 
Luther Parker. Ex-President Alex. Starbuck, now a 
resident of Chicago,Jwas the guest, of honor, and was 
heartily greeted by his old friqnds. The feast was served 
from 5 to II P. M., and during that time nearly 400 mem- 
beti and their friends were entertained. 
Fauna and Flora of Kiska Island* 
During the summer of 1904 the following zoological 
and botanical specimens were collected, or observed and 
identified, by the writer at Kiska, one of the western 
islands of the Aleutian chain.* Incomplete — almost frag- 
mentary — as we know the list to be, it is hoped that it 
may prove of value as a contribution to the classification 
of the fauna and flora of this region. 
Specimens of species marked with an asterisk (*) were 
collected for the United State National Museum. Only 
the flowering plants of the island were collected, and of 
these, two species (Trollius patulus Salisb. and Veronica 
grandiflora Gaertn.) have been added to the National 
Herbarium. Mr. F. V. Coville, Botanist to the United 
States Department of Agriculture and Curator of the 
National Herbarium, informs us that the specimen of 
Trollius patulus presented the national collection is the 
first specimen of this species known to have been col- 
lected on American territory, the plant being an Asiatic 
immigrant. 
Acknowledgment is here made of the kindness of Mr. 
Coviile and the officials of the Smithsonian Institution 
for assistance in the identification of species. 
I. — Mammals. 
Eunietopias stelleri (Lesson) Peters. 
Phoca vitulini Linne. [Kiska Harbor.] 
Orca atra Cope. [Between Kiska and Chugal Islands.] 
Phocaeim communis Lesson.? [Kiska Harbor.] 
II. — Birds. 
Urinator lunime - (Gunn.) 
*Lunda cirrhata Pall. 
Fratercula corniculata (Naum.) 
*Synfhliboramphus antiquus (Gmel.) 
*Stercorarius pan'asiticus (Linn.) 
Larus barrovianus Ridgw. 
Larus brachyrhynchus Rich. 
*Oceanodroma furcata (Gmel.) 
Oceanodroma leucorhoa (Vieill.) 
Palacrocorax pelagicus Pall. 
*Nettion carolinensis Ridgw. 
Aythya marila nCarctica Stejn. 
Histrionicus hislrionicus (Linn.). 
*Somateria v-nigra Gray. 
*Oidemia deglandi Bonap. ■ 
Branta canadensis hutchinsii (Sw. and Rich.) 
Branta canadensis minima Ridgw. 
*Phalaropus lobatus Linn. 
*Arquatella coucsi Ridgw. 
*H(cmatopus hachmani Aud. 
*Lagopus rupestris townsendi Ridgw. 
*Haliccetus leucocephalus (Linn.). 
*Falco peregrinus pealci Ridgw. 
Corvus corax sinuatus (Wagl.). 
*Passerina nivalis townsendi Ridgw. 
*Calcarius lapponicus alascensis (Linn.) Ridgw. 
"^'Meiospiza cinerea (Gmel.). 
Troglodytes alascensis Baird. 
HI. — Fishes. 
'*Salvelinus malnia (Walb.) Jordan and Gilbert. 
Oncorhynchus keta (Walb.) Jordan and Gilbert. 
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha (Walb.) Gill and Jordan. 
Oncorhynchus kisutch (Walb.) Gill and Jordan. 
Oncorhynchus nerka (Walb.) Gill and Jordan. 
*Gastei'osteus cataphraetes (Pall.) Tilesius. 
Hippoglossus vulgaris Fleming. 
Pleuronectes stellatus Pallas. 
Pleuronectes glacialis Pallas. ^ 
Gadus macrocephahis Tilesius. 
Hexagrammus asper Stellar. 
Hexagrammus superciliosus (Pall.) Jordan and Gilbert. 
*Trichodon trichodon. 
*Ammodyfes personatus. 
*Euntictrofremus orbis. 
*Liparis cyclopus Gunther. 
IV. — Marine Invertebrates. 
*Dermaturus mandtii Brandt. 
*Rocinela belliceps Stimpson. 
*Esperiopsis quatsinoensis Lambe. 
Echinidae, Patellidae, Mytilidse, Medusae, Holothuriae — 
unidentified species. 
V. — Insects. 
*Cychrus marginatus Fisch. 
*Nebria mannerheimi Fisch. 
^•'Crypto phagus bidentatus Make. 
■'■Lophqlophu.s inquinatus Mann. 
VI. — Plants. 
Ranunculaceae. 
Trollius patulus Salisb. 
Anomonc narcissidora L. 
Caltha palustris asarifolia (L.) Rothrock. 
Ranunculus sp. 
Papaverace^. 
Papaver nudicale L. 
Violaceae. 
Viola langsdorfii Fisch. 
Caryophyllaceae. 
Steilaria sp. 
Geraniaceae. 
Geranium erianthum D. C. 
Leguminosas. 
Lupintis nootkatensis Donn. 
Lathyrus maritimus (L.) Bigel. 
Rosaceae. 
Sieversia calthMora (Smith) D. Don. 
Sieversia rossii R. Br. 
Rubus stellatus Smith. 
Rubus chamcemorus L. 
Portulacaceae. 
Claytonia sibirica L. 
Saxifragaceae. 
Saxifraga bracteata D. Don. 
Saxifraga davurica Pall. 
Umbelliferae. 
Arch-angelica oMcinalis Hoffm. 
Cornaceae. 
Cornus suecica L. 
*A general report on the natural history of Kiska Island by the 
writer, was published in FpRBST ANp Stream, April 29 and May 
20 , 1905 . 
Compositae. 
Arnica chamissonis Less. 
Sene do pseudo-arnica Less. 
Erigeron peregrinus (Pursh) Greene. 
Chrysanthemum arcticum L. 
Taraxicum ceratophorum Desf. 
Achillea borealis Bong. 
Hieraceum triste Willd. i 
Antennaria margaritacea R. Br. . 
Antemnaria sp. 
Campanulaceae. 
Campanula lasiocarpa Cham. 
Ericaceae. 
Rhododendron kamtscliaticum Pall. 
Cassiope lycopodioides D. Don. 
Loiseleuria procumbens (L.) Desv. 
Lentibulaceae. 
Pinguicula vulgaris L. 
Primulaceae. 
Primula cuneifolia Ledeb. 
Trientalis europcea arctica (Fisch.) Ledeb. 
Scrophulariaceae. 
Mimulus Icmgsdorfii Don. 
Veronica grandidora Gaertn. 
Veronica stelleri Link. 
Pedicularis chamissonis Stev. 
Salicaceaa. 
Salix arctica Pall. 
Orchidaceae. 
Habenaria hyperborea Gray. 
Orchis aristata Fisch. 
Iridaceae. ' 
Iris setosa Pall. 
Smilaceae. 
Streptopus amplexifolius D. C. 
Liliaceae. 
Fritillaria camtschatcensis (L.) Gaul. 
Equisetaceae. ' 
Equisetum arvense L. 
annotations. 
No terrestrial mammal was discovered on Kiska; 
neither batrachian nor reptile. Early in September a 
monster dolphin grounded on the beach in Kiska Harbor 
and was' killed. Specific identification has not yet been 
made. The general color was bluish-gray; length 18^ 
feet ; estimated weight, 3,600 pounds ; sex, male. Body 
was quite regular in shape and rather rotund, the greatest 
circumference being about midway between dorsal fin 
and tip of the rather short snout. This, dolphin was 
hauled alongside the ship, stripped of its blubber and 
the oil extracted. Some of the flesh was eaten. The oil 
obtained was of excellent quality. It was particularly 
desired for use on the wire of the deep-sea sounding 
machine used aboard the Patterson. 
The salmon were first observed in the fresh-water 
streams of the island Aug. ii. 
Eggs or young of the following species of birds were 
found on Kiska^ — proving it to be a breeding haunt: 
Red-throated loon, cackling goose. Pacific eider, forked- 
tail petrel, Townsend’s ptarmigan, tufted puffin, green- 
wing teal and Aleutian song sparrow. 
The lupine (Lupimts nootkatensis Donn.) is perhaps 
the most conspicuous and widely distributed plant on the 
island, the “wind flower” (Anemone narcissidora L.) 
being also very abundant. The roots of both these plants 
are edible, and in former times were much used as food 
by the natives of the Aleutian Islands. The starchy 
bulbs of the Fritillaria furnish, however, a better article 
of diet and one that has long been a staple among the 
Aleuts. Boiled alone or with meat they furnish an ex- 
cellent substitute for potatoes. They are, however, also 
eaten raw. 
The procumbent arctic osier is the sturdiest shrub 
found on Kiska Island. There are no trees. 
Dr. J. Hobart Egbert. 
U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, Washington, D. C. 
Mammals of North America. 
The Field Columbian Museum has just published “A 
Check List of Mammals of the North American Conti- 
nent, the West Indies, and the Neighboring Seas.” By 
Dr. D. G. Elliott, Curator of Mammals in the museum. 
It is a ponderous yolume, in which are enumerated not 
less than 1,308 species of mammals. As a check list, it is 
■Strictly technical, and yet it is a volume that should be 
in the possession of every American who is at all inter- 
ested in the fauna of his country, and above all, in 
mammals. The genera are numbered, there being 222 in 
all. The species are also numbered, as already indi- 
cated. Follownng the number of each species comes its- 
Latin name, with that of the describer, and two or three 
synonyms, just enough to identify the species beyond a 
peradventure. The English name, the type locality and 
the geographical distribution follow in order. In cases 
where there are subspecies, these are enumerated under 
letters of the alphabet. The preparation of such a check 
li.st represents an enormous amount of labor. The whole 
volume includes 761 pages, of which the index comprises 
no less than 216 pages. 
New York Zoological Park. 
The New York Zoological Society has just issued a 
second series of its views of the Zoological Park. These 
are albertypes from photographs taken by Mr. Elwin R. 
Sanborn, the official photographer, and form a very beau- 
tiful set of views. Very naturally most of the pictures 
represent animals, but some show buildings, and a number 
of pages contain several pictures of different scenes in 
the Park. Very striking are the pictures of the Barbary 
hon and the Malay tiger. The flying cage, the Alaska 
totem pole and chief’s house are also interesting, and the 
series is one which ought to be in every house, especially 
in every house in which there are children. 
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