The birds start slipping away
How did it happen?
Follow the money
Bird murder and women's hats
Bicycles, tricycles, and fashion cycles
But did the ladies listen?
Which birds is it okay to kill?
Who was to blame?
Fashion writers play a key role
Another skirmish in the war between the sexes
Editorial license
Blow guns, knives, and other cruel weapons
There's an endless supply of birds-isn't there?
Save the birds
The audubon society picks up the cudgel
"Arbird" day
Laws are literally for the birds
Who owns the birds?
The turning point arrives
Embarrassment knows no boundaries
Regional rivalries
The audubonists' antithesis
Reading the signs
Silz courts the Supremes
Welcome to Finley's world
Meet Max Schlemmer
Looking at the moon without rose-colored glasses
Delaware thanks the milliners
The law of fashion prevails
From Missouri to Massachusetts
Milliners and hats are on top
The milliners fight back
Two sides to the story
The business of business
Calling all ladies
White herons and birds of paradise
The ostrich
Game wardens
The hunters
Birds don't have to die when they can be dyed
Those who refuse to see the birds for the trees
The campaign goes international
Epilogue: One good "tern" deserves another.