. Bird-lore . he public and the legisla-ture, and fought against almost hopelessodds until little by little the sportsmen ofMissouri were convinced that heedlessslaughter was not the way to maintaingood sport. Finally the long-resistedmatter came to a vote, and the conserva-tionists won almost unanimously, againstignorance and callousness in market-gun-ners, greed in dealers, and timidity inpoliticians. Now no game may be offeredfor sale in Missouri out of season, nomatter where killed. The good effect of this victory will bewidespread, .\rkansas, whence hundredsof thousands of Ducks have been
. Bird-lore . he public and the legisla-ture, and fought against almost hopelessodds until little by little the sportsmen ofMissouri were convinced that heedlessslaughter was not the way to maintaingood sport. Finally the long-resistedmatter came to a vote, and the conserva-tionists won almost unanimously, againstignorance and callousness in market-gun-ners, greed in dealers, and timidity inpoliticians. Now no game may be offeredfor sale in Missouri out of season, nomatter where killed. The good effect of this victory will bewidespread, .\rkansas, whence hundredsof thousands of Ducks have been goingillegally to St. Louis and Chicago, is pre-paring to adopt the Missouri non-sale law,and Illinois will improve her regulations. Missouri, as standard-bearer, has thus,in fact, advanced the whole line of Mis-sissippi Valley states toward a betterposition in respect to a higher type ofsportsmanship and a more effective meas-ure of conservation; and the credit belongsmainly to F. T. Grether. 346 Bird - Lore. Pictures of Ptarmigans The photographs of Rock Ptarmigansreproduced in the charming illustrationson this page were taken by I. S. Home, ofKansas City, on Christmas da}, a fewyears ago. The locality is among themountains of Colorado, on Turkey Creek,near Morrison, where in winter thesebirds become so tame in their white dressthat one may almost catch them byhand. The first requisite, however, is tosee them. When the sun shines, theirshadows become visible on the surface ofthe snow; but when the place is in shadow,or flying snow-dust or falling flakesobscure the view, the birds are virtuallyinvisible. These pictures illustrate capi-tally the value of the white dress as aprotective provision. The photographs were sent to Bird-Lore by H. ,long thePresident of theMissouri AudubonSociety, who is wellknown in the Westas a worker in thecause of betterlaws and higherstandards of con-duct with respectto sport with birds. Signs of Progress A most gratify-ing interest hasb
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