Identifier: birdnotesnews06roya (find matches)
Title: Bird notes and news
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Subjects: Birds -- Periodicals Birds -- Great Britain Periodicals
Publisher: London, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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f the decoys was utterly cruel and couldnot be allowed ; if defendants came beforehim again the penalty would not be a matterof a few shillings fine only. He thanked thesoldiers for bringing forward the case. ON LIBERATINGCAGED BIRDS. By W. H. HUDSON, F.Z.S. Reprinted from Bird NOTES AND NEWS, with Illustrations in Colour by H GronVOLD. Price Id. ; one dozen copies, 9d. ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTIONOF BIRDS, 23, Queen Annes Gate, S.W. MY BIRD AND MY TREE. SPRING LETTER TOBIRD & TREE CADETS. Price 3d. per dozen. Free to Schools entering for the Bird & TreeCompetitions. Bird Notes and News (issued quarterly) willbe sent post free to any address for Is. per annum,payable in advance ; single numbers, 3d. To Members of the Society subscribing 5s. andupwards per annum it is forwarded gratis and postfree. Printed by Witherbv & Co., 326, High Hqlborn, W.C., andpublished by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds23, Queen Annes Gate S.W BIRD NOTES AND NEWS. Vol. VI.. No. 6
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H.H. THE RANEE OF SARAWAK. Vice-President of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Chairman of the Annual Meeting, 1915. Bird Notes & News ISSUED QUARTERLY BY THE ROYAL SOCIETY:: :: FOR THE PROTECTION OF BIRDS :: :: Vol. VI. ) SUMMER, 1915. (No. 6. The Keepers Opportunity. Last autumn, when the call to armssummoned the manhood of the nationfrom country house, moor, and preserve,to camp and trench and the stern firing-line of War, it was said in half-earnest,half-jest, that the feathered game would enjoy respite and safety. Thosesportsmen who were not themselvesgoing out with the Expeditionary Forcewould be engaged in duties pertainingto the terrible struggle for Britains lifeand liberty ; and the Grouse, the Part-ridge, and the Long-tail would knowneither beaters nor drive nor battue,nor murder nor sudden death. To a great extent the expectation wasrealised. Country-house shooting was ona small scale only, usually for the thinningof the birds and on behalf of hospitaldiet

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