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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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to break up this traffic, andorders have been given to the warden inDade county to arrest the first Indian seenoffering for sale the plumes of protectedbirds. Bahama Islands Mention was made in the last Annual Re-port (p. 306) of the bird law just adoptedin these Islands. An appeal has beenreceived from Miss Alice M. Boynton, headof the Normal and Industrial Institute,(Incorporated) located at Boynton, NewProvidence, for second-hand books, pamph-lets, charts or any other matter that willarouse interest among the white and coloredchildren of New Providence in the protectionof birds, that they may be allowed to in-crease. This is-a new school, founded in1904, and it can exert a great influencealong Audubon lines. The members of allAudubon Societies and the readers of Bird-Lore are urged to contribute any second-hand printed matter to this school, espe-cially that relating to natural history in all itsbranches. Contributions sent to the officeof this Association will be boxed andshipped.
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CARDINAL Upper Figure, Female: Lower Figure, Male. <One-half natural size.) THE CARDINA L* By WILLIAM DUTCHER President of National Association of Audubon Societies /Rational &$sotiation of jau&ubon Societies EDUCATIONAL LEAFLET NO. 18 The Cardinal is one of the most brilliant of American birds: the nameis derived from its color, which is a deep red, somewhat less vivid than scar-let. This color is supposed to be named from the vestments of a cardinal, anecclesiastic of high rank in the Roman Church. The female bird, whilenot so conspicuous as her mate, is clad in a rich brown with just enough ofred to light it up. They are indeed a striking pair, and wherever they arefound soon become favorites. They are known as Cardinal Grosbeaks,Red-birds, Crested Red-birds, Virginia Nightingales, and lately James LaneAllen has made familiar Kentucky Cardinal. The illustration shows theCardinals most prominent features,—a very large strong bill, a conspicuouscrest, which can be erecte

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