Show save birds W R from aff r rl protection prom electric lighthouses lighthouse it Is given by government of holland es the baue haue Il holland olland the dutch government recognizing the tha utility of birds has long sought means to defend them from the danger of the powerful lighthouses especially of the electrically operated randalls ran darls light on the island of 0 Ter thousands Thoua anda of the tha birds annually met their death thero there and Q n government commis was appointed to ito tri quire into ways and means of stopping tho the slaughter this commission headed by tho the noted ornithologist J thyssen Thy saen basped beveral nights in observation ut at the Hran Uran darla darls light during the migrating season As soon na aa the light shone forth from tho the tower flights eights of birds would approach then they would continue to 6 circle about like mothe or around 0 und a candle all night tb ley flen ate round and round while a few flew directly itt the flame and were dished di shed to death against the glass or masonry maa onry prom from bhat he ha saw kr thyssen Thy saen concluded that he could easily devise a plan P ian to help thi tha butora By so tora lie he had como same largo large wooden trail obstruct ed cd providing perches for birda at a time some of the frames werft wem painted white and the others black V to see whether the birds would show any preference for one ona 0 01 the ho other they wore were then adjusted around that part at 0 the tower nearest the light doth both the government and tho th o local authorities of then issued stern regulations against the killing or capturing of birds their efforts have been crowned with complete success ng as appears from the governa ent benl reports issued by the minister of marine |