BIRD LIFE ABROAD.
[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."]
SIR, I have read with great interest in your issue of May 15th the article on the buzzard, in which reference is made to our laws for bird protection. It is interesting to recall that early in 1915 our laws for the protection of birds were particularly brought to the notice of the refugees in this country by a circular sent out (February 19th) by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, and printed in French and Flemish as well as English. My son, Maxwell Green, who was with the H.A.C. in Flanders at that time, asked me to send him out some copies of this circular. I do not know why he desired them, for he was killed before I was able to obtain and post the papers, and they were returned to me, but I have often won- dered whether such restrictions for close time for birds were in force on the Continent. Perhaps some of your readers can enlighten me. I have noted with deep regret on the three occasions during the past thirteen months that I have visited the battle-fields the continued absence of bird life in the devas-
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