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and wild fowl shows that a potent influence has been brought 
to bear upon them since the above statement was written. The 
Audubon societies and the National Association, the fish 
and game protective associations and many intelligent 
farmers, have been largely instrumental in securing these 
good laws. Mr. William Dutcher, the President of the Na- 
tional Association, and Dr. T. S. Palmer of the Biological 
Survey, United States Department of Agriculture, have been 
leaders in this work. Some of the important improvements 
regarding close seasons and registration of hunters now 
(1908) in force in other New England States are given 
below. 
Maine . 
Maine now protects not only wood duck, black duck, teal 
and gray duck, but also mallard, widgeon, shoveller, pin- 
tail, red-head, scaup, golden eye or whistler, buffle-head and 
ruddy duck from January 1 to September 1, except that 
in two counties exceptions are made, bringing the date of 
closing the season at February 1. 
New Hampshire. 
Mourning doves are now protected at all times. Killdeer, 
Bartramian sandpiper or upland plover and wood duck are 
protected until March 7, 1912. 
Shore birds, plover, rail and wild ducks, except sheldrake, 
are protected from February 1 to October 1 (beach birds, 
teal and coot may be shot in Rockingham County from 
July 15 to February 1). Non-resident and alien hunters are 
licensed. 
Vermont. 
Vermont, which formerly gave wild fowl no protection, 
now protects ducks and geese from January 1 to Septem- 
ber 1. 
Rhode Island. 
Shore, marsh and beach birds are now protected from 
January 1 to August 1. Non-resident hunters are licensed. 
