nests. One aim of this Society there¬ 
for is to discourage the traffic in 
plumage and at the same time to in¬ 
duce people to protect in every way 
possible the wild birds which lend to 
our lives so much beauty of color and 
song. 
The Illinois Audubon Society 
also desires to reach the children and 
it hopes that the school teachers in all 
parts of the state will co-operate with 
the members in the work which they 
are trying to do. It is suggested 
that as a practical way of securing 
good results Audubon Societies be 
formed among the pupils. The prac¬ 
tice of nest robbing common among 
boys is one of the most fruitful causes 
of the destruction of bird life. It is 
believed that this habit can be checked 
if a humane interest in the birds be 
aroused. 
It may be stated here as a matter 
of information that the legislature of 
the State of Illinois in 1899 passed a 
