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Title: Bird lore
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: National Committee of the Audubon Societies of America National Association of Audubon Societies for the Protection of Wild Birds and Animals National Audubon Society
Subjects: Birds Birds Ornithology
Publisher: New York City : Macmillan Co.
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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called characteristicof the Maine coast—the Bald Eagle, theRaven, the Heron and the Fish Hawk. Allof the first three are wary birds; the Heronis so particular about its nesting sites as tobe rather neces^arily a local bird, and theEagle and the Raven are so destructive tothe island sheep as to be legitimatelyhunted. But the Osprey, or Fish Hawk, isvery properly entitled to all the protectionthat may be afforded by individuals or socie-ties, and deserves a good word.—FannieHardy Eckstorm, Breiver, Me. Proposed New English Law The English Humanitarian League hasprepared a bill, which will soon be intro-duced in Parliament, making it a finableoffense for any person to sell or wear anyarticle of dress to which there is attached,securely or otherwise, the plumage, skin,body or any part of the birds named in thebill; the list provided particularly includesthe Aigrette, Bird of Paradise, Tern, Kit-tiwake. Kingfisher, Hummingbird, andImpeyan Pheasant.— Fur Trade Revieivfor August, 1901.
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mR> /f SM V •* J: * \ 1 f*5B«J* J!* - -i^ iji.** jiirti = tore A BI-MONTHLY MAGAZINEDEVOTED TO THE STUDY AND PROTECTION OF BIRDS Official Organ of the Audubon Societies Vol. Ill November — December, 1901 No. 6 Recognition Marks of Birds BY ERNEST SETON-THOMPSON Illustrated by the Author IN general the markings of animals are believed to be either protectiveor directive; that is, designed either to hide the animal, or elseto distinguish it and make it conspicuous or ornamental. In the bird world we have man)- illustrations of both kinds of colora-tion in the same individual, for man^ species are protectively colored whilesitting and directively while flying. Or, to put it in. another way, thecolors of the upper parts show chiefly when the bird is perching, andthese are protective; the colors of the lower parts and expanded wingsare directive, and are seen chiefly in flying. All birds with ample wingsand habits of displaying them, bear on them distinctive markings; forexample: H

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