Excerpt from Report of the Acting Chief of the Division of Biological Survey for 1900 Furthermore, in Obtaining such birds, the Secretary is required to purchase subject to the laws of the various States and Territories. A cursory examination of these laws Shows that in numerous instances States prohibit the exportation of game birds even when intended for purposes of propagation. For example, some of the States from which a supply of quail could most readily be obtained absolutely prohibit Shipment of the birds for any purpose. Under these conditions the Department is somewhat limited in its ability to carry out the Object of the law in so far as it relates to the purchase and distribution of game birds. But it can nevertheless do much to further the desired object by furnishing information, by cooperating with associations and individuals, 011 by suggesting measures which are most likely to be successful in a given locality or for a particular species. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.