the _Bayfield_, my surveying vessel, was more than once kept
off the rocks in the foggy weather which prevails in May and
June, by the chirping and warbling of land birds.

His Excellency the Right Hon. James Bryce, British Ambassador at
Washington, who is a keen botanist and lover of the wilds, writes:

It is painfully interesting. One finds it hard to realize
that such wicked waste of the gifts of Providence, and such
horrible cruelty, should be going on in our time. You are
doing a great service in calling attention to them and I
heartily wish you success in your endeavours.

At a special meeting of the Board of Governors of the Camp-Fire Club
of America, held on December 12th last, the following resolution was
unanimously passed:

"_Whereas_, the Camp-Fire Club of America desires to express
its interest in and endorsement of the plan for the
establishment of Bird and Animal Sanctuaries in Labrador,
outlined by Lieut.-Colonel William Wood in his address
before the Commission of Conservation delivered at Quebec,
in January, 1911;

"We believe that the establishment of adequate sanctuaries
is one of the most potent factors in the conservation of our
rapidly disappearing wild life. The Camp-Fire Club of
America has taken, and is taking, an active part in the
movement for the establishment of such sanctuaries in
various places. We believe that such sanctuaries should be