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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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ire to kill something, and haveno respect for the laws. Audubon memberseverywhere should do all they can to sup-press the alien gunner and bring him tojustice. A heavy fine is the best method ofeducation ; the influence of a fine is wide-spread among the associates of the personwho pays it. In Massachusetts an alienmust secure a license, for which he mustpay $15, before he can hunt. Thislicense must be carried on the person whilehunting and is good only during openseasons. An alien who is caught huntingwithout a license is punishable by a fine offrom $10 to Isc. In New York state analien is not permitted to carry firearmsin any public place; therefore when one isseen hunting he should be arrested at once.Any citizen can make a charge. Theselaws will save the lives of thousands of smallbirds. Each of the State Audubon Societiesshould see that the alien license law isadopted in their own commonwealth.—William Dutcher. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OFAUDUBON SOCIETIES EDUCATIONAL LEAFLET NO. 16
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THE TREE SPARROW Order - Passeres - Family - Frtngillida Species — Monticola (253) Genus — Spizella The Tree Sparrow By WILLIAM BUTCHER President National Association of Audubon Societies DESCRIPTION Adult.—The entire crown and back of head bright chestnut, in winter most of thefeathers with a very narrow edging of pale buff, which, wearing off by spring, leaves thecrown uniform chestnut ; line over eye, sides of head and neck gray, this color extendingupward, forming a narrow collar; back rusty, each feather having a broad central stripeof black, giving a decidedly streaked appearance ; lower back and rump brownish gray,the upper tail coverts being narrowly edged with white ; under parts, throat and upperbreast light gray, fading to almost white on lower breast and abdomen, the sides andflanks being washed vyith pale brown ; on middle of breast a blackish spot or blotch ;wing quills dark brown, the coverts showing a great amount of rusty, each feather with abroad central black

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