PROCLALIATIONS, 1918. 1865 crease and eggs in any manner and at any time for ro a ur- ***“·P·18*°»¤¤¤¤¤d· poses; and migrato waterfowl, except the birds talfkeffaifndhzgpgrm °d` graph 1 of this regvlzztion, so possessed may be killed by him at any time, in any manner, except that they may be killed by shooting only during the open season for waterfowl in the State where taken, and the unplucked carcasses and the plucked carcasses, with heads and feet attached thereto, of the birds so killed may be sold and transported by him in any manner and at any time to any person for actual consumption, or to the keeper of a hotel, restaurant, or boarding house, reta dealer in meat or game, or a club, for sale or service to their patrons, who mag possess such carcasses for actual consumption without a Eilrimit, ut after midnight of March 31, 1919 no migratory waterfowl ed blycshooting shall be bought or sold unless each bird m°"“°“*'°”- before attaining t age of four weeks shall have had removed from the web of one foot a portion thereof in the form of a "V" l 0 enough to make a permanent well—defrined mark which shallugo sufficient to identify them as birds raised in domestication under a permit. Regulation 9.——Permits to collect migratory birds for scientific ,,,§T,,'§,*,°,§_'“°°“°°“”‘ purposes. §egulation 9 is ginended so as to readdas follows . buds ersonma theinanymanneran atan time ato ` and tlheir nestsyand r scientific purposesywhen augorizleyd bi; •afm'p'm7’°m°M` permit issued by the tary, which permit shall be carried on ' pprson when he is collecting specimens thereunder and shall be ex- 'bited to any iperson requesting to see the same. Application or a permit must be addressed to tlc Secretary of ,,;§}.’,",‘}‘“_,,,“,‘,j,,‘,‘{,,§_°° lrggnculture, Washington, D. C., and must contain the following ' ormation: Name and address of applicant and name of State, Territory, or District in which specimens are proposed to be taken and the purpose for which they are intended. ac application shall be accompanied by certificates from two well-known omithologists that the applicant is a fit person to be entrusted with a permit. The permit will authorize the holder thereof to possess, buy, sell, m°°°°"’°"“‘“‘ and transport in any manner and at any time migratory birdsbplarts thereof, and l’»l1Gl1‘ nests and eggs for scientific blic museums, zoological parks and societies, and pu lic scientific and educational institutions may possess, buy, sell, and transport in any manner and at any time migratory birds and parts thereo , and their nests and e gs for scientific purposes without a permit, but no specimens shall is taken without a permit. The plumage and skins of migratory game birds legally taken may be possessed and transported by a person without a permit. A taxidermist when authorized by a permit issued by the Secretary '*‘¤*d¤*'¤**='·¤· may possess, buy, sell, and transport in any manner and at any time mi atory birds and arts thereof legally taken. Fermits shall be vallid only during the calendar year of issue, shall D¤¤°¤°*P°*‘¤**¤— not be transferable, and shall be revocable in the discretion of the Secretary. A person holding a permit shall report to the Secretary on or before January 10 followinlg its expiration the number of skins, nests, or eggs of each species co ected,_ ought, sold, or transported. Every package in which migratory birds or their nests or eggsare m;fm”§,_°¢ °‘ P’°"’€“ trans orted shall have clearly an conspiouousldy marked on the outside thereof the name and address of the sen er, the number of the permit in every case when a permit is required, the name and address of the consignee, a statement that it contains specimens of birds, their nests, or eggs for scientific purposes, and, whenever such a package is transported or offered for transportation from the
