Litchfield enquirer., 1833-07-25
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ON BfRDs AND THEIR MrsFoRruNrs.

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 that the iabors of the scientific ornittolog,s
 are oi far more practical nility, than the
 casual observer might suppose and thai
 even in the business ut ieeisla,ion. reparc
 to his researches m,ehi prevent many CT. TOTS, Shicb may much aff"ci public welfare. The legjsiatiof on ilie subject ot' birds has
 been marked by some. essential errors,
 which have led to real evil. Bv the law of
 lSI7, woodcocks. snipes. la,ks, and robins,
 were protected at ceriaiR seasefls of che
 year, whilst war to inc knife was declared
 against crows, black-birtis, owls. hiut-jsys.
 and hawks; these last were tiea,ed as a
 sors of pirates, subject to suspe:y>ion at rhe
 yard-arms with the least possible ceremony. :.
 It SD happens hat the character of these very bifhs has been singularly mistaken ;
 for whilst the ordinance of Legislation has
 been thus sysiema,icaliy leveiisd at them, they, on principle which man would do well to initiate, have been returning good for evil: they have been diligently engaged in cxtirpating all sorts of verain, while nav-
 CT were the vilest vermin half so iH treated
 ny the human race. The crow. for exam Ina'r Riei who % $ ,sf gfRsrabltYa atssEsd
 is moist, he lives in statepf rho most srl-
 a '.
 un,phanl luxury on grabs; he eats the young corn, it is true, bntttis q necessary of life 10 which he never resorts, except when his supply of animal fNnd is shorten- ed. Alter the corn is toIesably grown, he
 has nothing more to do withi'; and 'n any stage he destroys atleast five hundred per- nicious grlbs and insects, fot every blade l of corn which he pillages for man. In tho
 southern states he is regulsriy permitted to lacconpanv5the ploughmahh and collects .he grubs from the newly ohellad f,rrow his
 lie Is thus secured by lhas fest of all ien- of the interest 0i pan in permit ting hia, ,olive.
 Ihcre is scarcely fafal in England Ew;,hou, its rookefy !; the hu@da,mosphere
 mul,iplies every species ul Insect. and those birds reward man for his fotbearanca [by ridding him of legions ofhis taes. By "a policy like that which dicisted the revo-
 calian of tue edict of Nantes. they have oc. easI.,,ally been expused to tn misci,ievou' Epropensities of unruly boys,tho, as tar a' uifity is concerned, are not 10 beEcompar . ed to crows but the error q this step soo' , became obvious, and they als now recely d with a universal welcon,e The hawl enjoys doubtful rspu,atioi in, the hen i. roost he sometimes destroyslhe chickens
 Int with the consistency Of nan, does no : like to. see his inlirmitics eop5d, by aaoth }er:. and by way of eomPenstios dssnol !, ishes inc fox, which eats twelty chickens Il where he eats bnt one 50 th4 it is hard !. lly inc part of wisdom 10 set ;price uP"i ;, his head. while the fox, a harened knaSe e is no, honored with pensN spiute. HoN A l,h. owl came io be ineluiRG ,n st',s hlacs a- Hist. i, is difficult to conjcss,se NSo 1, h oraye. reflectiae bird. who has i'o.s'Ns. ps do with man except to beiens n'", n,,c :" ing weasels, foxes, racoons. ia!s a"n @ is "a sin fur which most house. set: Frame
 read;iyforgive him. Inseasad, t,o speak se rope. he is kept in famiAi,bsiees men and = whom he equals in paiieIisar ore so according in !, .Ier,ness. AnoilIer o,a oG other times ce bl.ck- bird .gis the ayowetkss ~isl'oss iaspi .n- bL . inc cr,vs in the nig ..For .hai which ro- .,,er kuowsihe value of his sleaas: even on, ,ed Y" ,,,.ck them from the fni ihso disah ,ihs ,as .,,h.r lees nains-,aking bird b tha.a msa h Me n;,, fror, the surface, h; Gorgaii is vanity. ab- N naTzaprofound, and he'f ths dus' and 'ara 'o in- I inches in orSgh to eAe wAo darss | un- sV,..n ,he ;nsects 2. he may hsss shesghi all this .,.e .o-,d beast are body and spiFii a ne ne Ss .,.., sDivis of one dies why nos that
 his fosmer ss'se c"-s' .,'.. :. ...... -. .s birds do less s''f. '' "'." .... a........l gle squirrel. the Is''. . s..s,.d. ,l,., .,, ileI ol ..,5is aanihia,ed. Bes apaihiia.iou free ever bes.. cannot be ssEssd Gom the e to nm uesE a..,-.rd'' any more ihan thai of q ss ,,os. ~ ,b. wovds, "gee,h upward" Suppose 'iE- h.v;.e two balls thsows one upward, the oshs