Educational Leaflet No. 61. (National Association of Audubon Societies.)
This story was first published in the Progressive Teacher, December, 1920.
THE FIVE WORLDS OF LARIE
Larus argentatus, the Herring Gull.
Larie's "policeman," like Ardea's "soldier," is usually called a "warden." No thoughtful or informed person can look upon "bird study" as merely a pleasant pastime for children and a harmless fad for the outdoor man and woman. It is a matter that touches, not only the æsthetic, but the economic welfare of the country: a matter that has concern for legislators and presidents as well as for naturalists. In this connection it is helpful to read some such discussion as is given in the first four references.
Bird Study Book (Pearson), pages 101-213; 200.
Birds in their Relation to Man (Weed and Dearborn), pages 255-330.
Bird-Lore, vol. 22, pages 376-380.
Useful Birds and their Protection (Forbush), pages 354-421.
Birds of Ohio (Dawson), pages 548-551; "Herring Gull."