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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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n Michigan—will confirm at his own expense $100 A. B. F. Kinney. For first nest found in Massachusetts 100 Edward Avis. For first nest found inConnecticut. Will confirm at his own expense 100 Professor CO. Whitman and Ruth-ven Deane. For first finding in Illinois 100 John E. Thayer. Five awards of $100each, for the five most likely statesor Canadian Provinces for whichno local offers have been volun-teered by April 15 500 John E. Thayer. Toward expenses of confirming reports 100 A. B. Miller. For first finding in Wor-cester county, Massachusetts 20 George Bird GrinncU. Toward minorexpenses of work—-postage, print-ing, ofiBce help, etc 25 None of this money has been paidin and none will be asked for until nestsor nesting colonies have been reported andconfirmed; or until expenses of officeor traveling expenses connected with thework have exceeded $100, the amountwhich the undersigned has agreed to con-tribute toward the investigation.—C. F.Hodge, Clark University,Worcester, Mass.
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1. Aleutian Sono Sparrow 3. Desert Song Sparrow 2. SoNQ Sparrow 4. Soott Song Spabbow 5. Samuels Sonq Sparrow (one-half natural size) jBirli-lore A BI-MONTHLY MAGAZINEDEVOTED TO THE STUDY AND PROTECTION OF BIRDS Vol. XII March—April, 1910 No. 2 President Roosevelts List of Birds Seen in the White House Grounds and About WashingtonDuring His Administrationt WHEN Mr. Richard Kearton, the EngHsh ornithologist and author,brought his wonderful motion pictures of bird-life to this country,he came directly to Washington, and gave his first exhibition at theWhite House to a small company of invited guests. President Roosevelt seemedto enjoy the entertainment immensely, and when it was over he congratulatedMr. Kearton warmly. Then the two became the center of a distinguished groupof outdoor men, including Ambassador Bryce, and they talked for an hour on avariety of subjects,—beginning with snakes and ending with nature-faking. It was when the party was breaking up that I had an opportunity

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