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AN INTERESTING LETTER FROM I, A. S. MEMBER HELEN McMILLEN ~ 
"A practice of killing Snow Buntings in Quebec was reported by me in the Aug. '62 
NEWSLETTER, This article, plus other protests from an aroused public, prompted 
protective laws that now safeguard Snow Buntings. Although this bird does not 
come under the Migratory Birds Convention Act, and its protection would have re- 
quired the agreement of all the provinces and the United States, Quebec acted 
quickly and unilaterally to protect the species under its own game laws, You see 
what conservationists can do in an accumulated force," 
NATURAL RESOURCES COUNCIL OF ILLINOIS 
This organization, a forum of outdoor conservation groups and agencies, established 
in 1954, seeks additional support for its work by enrolling new members, Organiza-— 
tion or club membership is $5.00, and individual membership is $2.00, Membership 
fees are used to defray expenses of the inter-club newsletter, annual fall conserva- 
tion conference, and conference report, Send your check to J. W, Galbreath, 
Treasurer, 9405 Richfield Rd., East St. Louis, Til, 
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The Finnish Zoological Institute reports that a. 
Seagull shot in Spain was tagged near Helsinki . 
on June 21, 1915, Truly, an old bird. : 
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SOME HELPFUL INFORMATION ON BINOCULARS 
PLUS SPECIAL PRICE OFFER TO I, A. S. MEMBERS 
The Illinois Audubon Society has selected the Hertel & Reuss Binocular, 7 x 35, be- 
cause of many desirable features, Its suitability for bird watching and general 
sports use has been verified by increasing numbers of our members, 
The 7 x 35 was deliberately chosen over the 8 x 30, the 6 x 30, and 7 x 50. Every 
optical design is a compromise between magnification, field of view, light trans- 
mission, and cost of manufacture, For every gain there must be a loss, The 6 
power, for example, gives the widest field of view, The 7 power gives more magni- 
fication with a field of view that is correspondingly smaller, but still large 
enough for effective field work, The 8 power gives a field that is really small, tco 
small for comfort, except when a wide field lens is built in, at extra cost, as in 
the Bausch & Lomb and the Zeiss 8 x 30's, With these and all the other factors 
balanced, we get the 7 x 35, widely recommended as the best all-purpose binocular, 
Some advantages of the Hertel & Reuss 7 x 35 are: the "eye point" is not as close 
to the lens as in other makes; if you must wear glasses when using a binocular, no 
special eye caps are needed, Weight and size have been reduced without sacrificing 
efficiency, This binocular has center focus, and lenses are fully coated, 
The Hertel & Reuss, 7 x 35, made in Kassel, West 
Germany, is priced at $63.84, together with case, 
to I.A.S. members, This includes excise and 
sales taxes. If you wish to order, please remit 
463.84 payable to The Illinois Audubon Society 
and send to John Helmer, Treasurer, 2805 Park 
Place, Evanston, Ill. He will also be pleased to 
answer any questions about the subject, 
