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 Legislation 239 ■HE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON My dear Mr. Dutch© r; Permit, ms on behalf of both Kre. Roosevelt and raysolf to say ho?.' '■..,■■. til; ■ .-., npathiae, not only with the work of the Audubon Societies generally, but particularly in their efforts to stop the sale and u. c e of the so-called "aigrettes" - the pium.es of the 7-hite herons. If anything, Mrs. Roosevelt feels even more strongly than I do in ;h • matter. Sincerely yours, 141 Broadway, New York * ' Association in all of these matters. This is considered necessary in view of the following warning quoted from a bulletin issued by the Biological Survey, United States Department of Agriculture.* "Bulletin No. 26. Distribution and Migration of North American Ducks, Geese and Swans, by Wells W. Cooke. " This very interesting and most important publication should be read by every sportsman and bird-lover.