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Economic Section. 
f~ The Emu 
L 1st July 
RECORDS OF DISTRIBUTION AND MIGRATION. 
To the Editors of The Emu. 
Sirs, — In the hope that interesting and useful records may be 
collected and preserved by the Union regarding the distribution 
and the migration of Australasian birds, I should like to make the 
following suggestions: — * 
!. That a number of members, representative of as many 
districts as possible, should volunteer to act as “District 
Correspondents.” 
2. That each Correspondent should supply — 
(«) A list of the stationary birds of his district; 
(b) Any additions to the list from time to time or the name 
of any bird which has ceased to be resident in the 
district; 
(c) Dates of arrival and departure of migrants; 
( d ) Any other facts worthy of note. 
3. That a map be prepared, the districts numbered thereon, and 
the lists numbered correspondingly. 
4. That the results obtained be published in The Emu from 
time to time. Yours, etc., 
29 Hope Street, Bendigo, Victoria. MARC COHN. 
[Note . — The Council has agreed to adopt Mr. Cohn’s sugges¬ 
tions, and has asked him to undertake the collection of data. 
Members who are willing to act as correspondents should notify 
Mr. Cohn. Forms upon which to furnish reports will then be 
sent to them. — Eds.] 
Economic Section 
Protection of Quail in New South Wales 
Protection of Quail in New South Wales.—After many years 
of educational work the bird-lovers of New South Wales have 
succeeded in making the people on the land realise that one live 
quail is worth a score of dead ones. There was a time when 
many farmers regarded quail as merely something to be shot at 
and killed in wholesale fashion. There were some even who 
believed that these birds were enemies — mischievous enemies — 
because they ate a little wheat. Now most farmers know that 
the quail eats only fallen grain — wheat that would in any case be 
wasted if it were not thus picked up. The change has been 
brought about largely, if not wholly, by propaganda work by the 
publication of informative articles, showing that, for the most 
part, quail consume weed-seeds, insects, etc., thus rendering a 
service to the people engaged in primary production. One of 
the most gratifying results of the dissemination among farmers 
of a more thorough knowledge of the habits and nature of quail 
