. The book of birds, common birds of town and country and American game birds . pri\-ate individuals. Se\eral ofthe States now ha\e extensiv-e game ])re-ser\-es or refuges of their own, and alarge number of ])rivate sanctuaries havebeen set apart, aggregating many squaremiles in extent. Conspicuous examples of these are theA\ard-Afcllhenny preserve, dedicated towild-life conservation bv Charles WillisWard and E. A. !McIlhenny: ]\IarshIsland, accpiired through the generositvof ^Irs. Russell Sage: and the Rocke-feller ijreser\e. .\11 these are in Louisi-ana. That private means are being thusdevo
. The book of birds, common birds of town and country and American game birds . pri\-ate individuals. Se\eral ofthe States now ha\e extensiv-e game ])re-ser\-es or refuges of their own, and alarge number of ])rivate sanctuaries havebeen set apart, aggregating many squaremiles in extent. Conspicuous examples of these are theA\ard-Afcllhenny preserve, dedicated towild-life conservation bv Charles WillisWard and E. A. !McIlhenny: ]\IarshIsland, accpiired through the generositvof ^Irs. Russell Sage: and the Rocke-feller ijreser\e. .\11 these are in Louisi-ana. That private means are being thusdevoted to the public welfare throughthe protection of birds speaks well forthe future. In furtherance of the sanctuarv ])lan,there would seem to be excellent reasonswhy the several States, in the interests oftheir citizens, should set apart tracts ofland, and specifically designate them asbird sanctuaries, where all shootingshould be prohibited, as it is in thegreater part of the District of tracts, especially if puldic parks,not only serve the important end of 1^. ^
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