Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-07-18

Washington. y. G.. July is.--The
department of agriculture announces
the selection ~ hfteen men prominent
In the protection Of game ana other
birds In various sections 81 the conn-
try 10 advise the secretary IN framing
regulations a. make the new federal
protection ~ migratory birds effect
i've To these men who viii serve
without remuneration viii be- refer
red certain questions arising In CON
nection with the tentative reRuln-
lions recently published by the de-
pnrtment IN connection with the act
~ March fth. which givcs the fed
epui government Jurisdiction over the
migratory birds Of the United states.
The fifteen men selected. and who
have already consented to assist In
this advisory capacity. are M follows.
John y Burnham. New York city.
president Of the American Game Pro-
teciive and Propagation association
chairman.
+. w Chambers. state ASH and
game commissioner salt Lake city,
Utah.
Prof. l.. l.. Dyche. state ish ana
game warden. Pratt. Kansas
W L. Finley. state game warden.
Portland. OREGON.
{ H. u. Forbush. state ornithologist.
Boston. Massachusetts,.
Or. George Bird Gripneii. New
/ York. vice president of the Boone and
Crockett club ana former editor OF
Forest and stream.
Or. william r. Hornaday. New
York. director Of the New York
geological park.
! Hon. John r. Lacey. Oskaloosa.
Iowa. author of Lacey Act regulating
: importation ana Interstate commerce
IN birds and game.
Marshall Mclean. New York.
chairman committee on conservation
81 wild life Of the Campfire club 81
America.
/ r. Gilbert Pearson. New York. Sec
rotary National Association Of Audi.
bon societies
Hon. George shlras 3rd. Washing
ton, y. c.. author of the original bin
protecting migratory birds.
! Gen. John G. speaks. chief warden.
! Columbus Ohio.
/ VIM. p. TAYLOR, berkeley. Cal.
chairman committee on conservation
81 wild life ~ California.
3 Hon. John a. Wallace. state game
and fish commissioner. Montgomery.
Alabama.
4 Major Bluford Wilson. Springfield,
Illinois.
The proposed regulations. in the
final adoption % which and IN the
hearings ON which these gentlemen
wiz act IN an advisory capacity "a the
department. and which do not 20 into
eject before October !. 1919. are de-
signed To secure the following results;
]. Uniformity In protection 81 mi
gratory game and insectivorous birds
IN the several states.
2. Protection of birds in spring
while on route To their nesting
grounds and while mating.
g. Uniformity in protection 81 MI
gratory birds az night.
a. Establishment of protected mi
grafton routes along three great riv-
ers In the central United states.
g. Complete protection for fiy,
years for the smaller shore birds and
other species which have becom'
greatly reduced In numbers
g. Reduction OF the open season
on migratory game birds. but In mos
cases not more than 20 tn go per cent
The proposed regulations define the
birds which come under the protec
ton Of the federal law as migratory
game birds % he as follows
ta) Anatidne or waterfowl includ
ing brani. wild ducks. geese, an'
swans.
(h) Gruldae or cranes lncludlnI
little brown. snndhill. and whoopini
cranes.
tcl Ranldae or rails. lncludinl
coots. gallinules. and sora and "the
rails
ca Iimlcolae or shore birds. In
Guiding nvoocte, curlew, dowitchers
godwts. knots. oyster catchers. phal
aropes. ployer. sandpipers. snlp'
} stills. SURF birds. turnstones. wille'
woodcock, and yellow legs.
(e) Coumhldae or pigeons, IN
Guiding doves and wild pigeons.
The regulations consider the fol
i lowing as migratory insectivorou
4 birds. within the meaning OF the net
tO Bobolinks. oatbirds. chicka
!. dees. cuckoos. nycatcheTs. srosheak
humming birds kInglets, martini
meadow larks. swallows, swifts tar
!. ayers. tltmice. thrushes. vireos. warl
{. lers. waxwings. whipporwills. wood
y peckers. and wrcns, and all oth'
pcrchlng birds which feed entirely
chiefly on insects.
Among the provisions suggested b
the proposed regulations is dail