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Identifier: birdlore151913nati (find matches)
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 Institution Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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oviso by Senator George P. McLean, on August 16. Fivethousand four hundred copies of this address were secured by the NationalAssociation and distributed to our members and correspondents. The struggle was long. At times it was exceedingly animated, but wasnever very discouraging; for, as it has ever been in our extensive campaignsfor bird-protection, we gained strength every day from the very beginning,and the enemy lost ground every day the fight went on. No small amount of energy was expended in financing the campaign,which cost the Association something over $2,200. And now, after an elapseof less than nine months from the time the matter was first brought to theattention of Congress, we have a federal law which absolutely prohibits theimportation of the feathers of all birds except for educational purposes. Ostrichplumes and the feathers of domestic fowls are not included. This makes theUnited States the leader of all nations of the world in the suppression of thefeather traffic!
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YOUNG WATER TURKEY. ORANGE LAKE ROOKERY, FLORIDAPhotographed by P. B. Philipp. 4io Bird-Lore GENERAL WARDEN WORK During the year, the Association has investigated many complaints regard-ing violation of bird-protective laws. We have caused the arrest and convic-tion of more than one merchant in New York City for selling Heron aigrettesand other feathers. We have also reported to state game commissioners manycases of the illegal killing of birds. We always give careful attention to any cases reported to theNew York office, andall field agents under-stand that they areto do likewise. **ni< -S5^np ^S JafiP^SiV VI Tne Association has employed, duringthe spring and sum-mer, twenty-sevenguards, to serve aswardens at the vari-ous important breed-ing-colonies of water-birds, which it hasbeen our custom toprotect. Theseguarded colonies aresituated mainly inMichigan, Maine,New York, New Jer-sey, Virginia, Florida,and Louisiana. Thecolony birds had amost succeessful sea-son. Not in yearshave

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