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dish to the shed corner where he ﬁrst beat, and then devoured them Inuch as he would beech mast. M. Dr W.

FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE AUDU— EON SOCIETY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

The Audubon Society of the District of Columbia, the eighth on the list of societies now represented in twenty-ﬁve states, was organized in May, r397. The society has grown steadily in number, interest, and in— (‘ome until the membership has reached 252. of whom 90 are contributing members.

The objects of the society, the study and the protection of birds, have been lived up to thoroughly. For the study oi birds dur- ing this last year good work has been done in the schools. Before the Normal School one informal talk was given by or. T. s. Palmer and one by Dr. Sylvester D.Judd. A class of teachers was organized in the spring and conducted by Miss Elizabeth V. Brown. Six weeks" sttuly was given to song birds. The society‘s collection ot spe— cimens was used by this class and was also loaned to the Cathedral School for Girls

During were held, including the Annual Meeting, at which illustrated addresses were given by Mr. Frank M. Chapman on the ‘Colors of Birds,‘ and by Dr. T. S. Palmer on ‘Re- cent Progress in Bird Protection.’ three members‘ meetings in March, April and Detemher, and Field meetings in May, the last one at Glencarlyn, Virginia. This beautiful and romantic region was explored during the altornoou and in the evening, in the town hall, an enthusiastic meeting was held which resulted in the or ganization of the Audubon Society of Glen- carlyn, the first in the state of Virginia.

In May Miss Cady. ot New York, gave a piano recital in aid of the society.

the year :90! seven meetings

three

The work in legislation has been unusu- ally activc, Through the coiiperation ot the Fish and Game Association, the com- mittee on legislation secured the enactment of a new bird law which protects, through» out the year, all wild birds except game Through the Superintendent of Police formal notice

birds and ﬁve injurious species.

was served on nearly all local milliners calling their attention to the fact that the new law prohibits the sale of plumage of native birds and advising them to return such stock to the wholesale houses with explanations that its sale has become un» lawful in the District. Assistance was ren~ dered the Glencarlyn Society in its organi- zation and in framing a bill for the protec- tion of birds, which was introduced at the opening of the Virginia legislature in De— cemher, Igor.

Publications for the past year have been ' Laws for the Protection of Birds and Eggs in the District of Columbia,’ and a short ‘Sketch of the Life of John James Audu- bon,’

The ﬁfth Annual Meeting was held on January 27, I902. After the election of ofﬁcers, Mr. Harry C. Oberholser spoke on the ‘Pleasures and Advantages of Bird Study.‘ He illustrated his remarks with numerous views of young birds, nests and eggs and emphasized the fact that the poetry in birds cannot be appreciated with- out familiarity with them and their habits. After the lecture Mr. Olds explained the objects of tht: society and advantages of membership.

The meetings outlined for the season in- clude a public lecture in March by Dr. Francis Herrick, members’ meetings in February and April, followed by ﬁeld ex- cursions in May.

JEANIE Makt' PATTEN, Secretary.

Meeting of the Audubon National Committee A meeting of the National Committee of the‘Audubon Societies will be held at the American Museum of Natural History, New York City, at Io o’clock on the morning of April 4.

A New Audubon Society Prof. ’1‘. Gilbert Pearson, of the State Normal and Industrial College, at Greens- boro, North Carolina, writes that a North Carolina Audubon Society was formed at that place on March n, with a charter Details of the Society’s

organization will be announced later.

membership of I40,