.MK’IIICAN Al'DlMON SOCIKTY. 
cause they have not made a systematic study from year to 
year. 'Sir. William T. Hornaday, the director of the Zoolog- 
ical Park, Xew York City, states, after thorough investiga- 
tion, and the consensus of opinion of students in the various 
states, and in the nation at large, that bird life deceased 23 
per centum in ^Michigan in fifteen years; that is from 1885 
to 1898, and in the nation decreased 40 per centum, or almost 
half. This is certainly a disgraceful history for a civilized 
country. 
Wq have shown that the birds are useful, not only as a 
civilizing infiuence, but economically, that they are destroyed 
by many forces, and that consequently they are in need of 
protection. Why should not those who have the best inter- 
ests of their country and humanity at heart protect them? 
By courtesy of Detroit Free Press. 
Green Heron Nest and Eggs. 
