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of the most popular recreation places in the Southwest. Naturally the 
district is a forest paradise, with scenery unequaled, and every natural 
beauty to delight the visitor. The whole community should get interested 
in this project. It is going to take co-operation by everyone who goes into 
the woods to protect the wild animals.” 
heuN oA WAIN TS STALE BIRD 
On January 29th all Kansas schools are asked by the Kansas State 
Audubon Society to vote for a State bird. There is much to be said, and 
being said, in favor of many different songsters. Prof. Wooster, Depart- 
ment of Biology, Kansas State Teachers’ College, sums it up neatly 
when he says: 
‘““A bird which is selected to be the State bird of Kansas should come 
as near to filling all the following conditions as possible: 
“tT. Common all over Kansas. 
“2. Typical of Kansas and the Middle-West and its conditions as 
possible. | 
“3. Likable and popular and familiar to folks generally. . 
4. Economically valuable—at least not questionable in its habits. 
5. Attractive or even beautiful in color and form. 
““6. A good singer. 
“7, As near an all-the-year resident as possible. 
“Of course, no one bird can fulfill all these conditions ideally, and not 
all of these conditions are of equal importance; but the bird selected 
should come as near satisfying all these items as possible.” 
So far the birds most prominently mentioned are meadowlark, cardi- 
nal, bob-white and prairie chicken, with many ardent advocates for each. 
Massachusetts Audubon Society Bulletin, Vol. VIII, No. 9. 
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