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Identifier: birdlore17nati (find matches)
Title: Bird-lore
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: National Association of Audubon Societies for the Protection of Wild Birds and Animals
Subjects: Birds -- Periodicals Birds -- Conservation Periodicals
Publisher: New York, National Association of Audubon Societies
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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st fall for theiirst time, and men and boys with guns and dogs tramped over private propertyshooting at anything that could fly, regardless of all signs and protests. Agreat deal of agitation over this indiscriminate shooting arose from all overthe state, and during it Mr. Lacey secured the consent of the owners of private•estates to have their land posted and placed under his jurisdiction. The birdsanctuary is an accomplished fact, and it is now unlawful to fire a gun withinthe limits of the town of Brookline in the pursuit of game. Last year the club met, one evening a month, for a lecture on some subject•of bird study. It was found that this was not sufficient to meet the demand,so another meeting was called each month and held for a round-table talk.These meetings are very informal and are most popular. Some groups ofbirds are discussed or some phase of bird study, and after the address of theleader of the meeting, it is thrown open for informal discussion and questions; ^358)
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