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S. R.A.-B. S. 48. Issued September 30, 1922. 
United States Department of Agriculture 
SERVICE AND REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENTS. 
BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY. 
MIGRATORY BIRD TREATY, ACT, AND REGULATIONS. 1 
CONVENTION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND GREAT 
BRITAIN FOR THE PROTECTION OF MIGRATORY BIRDS IN THE 
UNITED STATES AND CANADA. 2 
[39 Stat, 1702.] 
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 
A PROCLAMATION. 
Whereas a Convention between the United States of America and 
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for the protection 
of migratoiy birds in the United States and Canada was concluded 
and signed by their respective plenipotentiaries at Washington, on 
the sixteenth day of August, one thousand nine hundred and sixteen, 
the original of which Convention is word for word as follows : 
Whereas, Many species of birds in the course of their annual mi- 
grations traverse certain parts of the United States and the Domin- 
ion of Canada ; and 
Whereas, Many of these species are of great value as a source of 
food or in destroying insects which are injurious to forests and for- 
age plants on the public domain, as well as to agricultural crops, in 
both the United States and Canada, but are nevertheless in danger 
of extermination through lack of adequate protection during the 
: Including amendments of the regulations approved October 25, 1918 ; July 28, 1919 ; 
July 9, 1920; March 3, 1921; May 17, 1921 ; and March 8, 1922. 
2 Signed at Washington August 16, 1916 ; ratification advised by the Senate August 29, 
ratified by the President September 1. and by Great Britain October 20; ratifications ex- 
changed December 7 ; proclaimed December 8, 1916. Constitutionality of the treaty and 
act sustained by the United States Supreme Court in decision rendered April 19, 1920. in 
case of State of Missouri v. Ray P. Holland (252 U. S. 416) ; see also U. S. r. Lumpkin 
(276 Fed. 5S0). _ 
Canada, by an act of PaHmment^aiip iot o d, August 29, lOTl gave full effect to this 
convention, and promulgated iM^uIaii^h^.Qfe^i^^^Iay 11, 1918. Validity of act of 
Dominion Parliament upheld by.-JSWiMVin't^uuil 61 Prunfe Edhvard Island in decision 
• Michaelmas term, 1920) rendered in case of The King v. Russdll C Clark. 
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