The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-04-08
FUR AND
FEATHER
Some Game That
Can Be Shot
Here.


ners don't strain themselves In noising
the fact abroad. There are pheasants.
sssas and plover u many varieties. II
S.e only knows where TO seek them,
and the mountains abound with innu-
mesable goats
There are two Kinds of pheasants.
the Aongolian and the japanese blue
pheasant Both are noble birds. The
fes,ner was introduced here in lS6s,
when a steamer brought a dozen from
New Zealand. The birds throve well,
and are now fairly plentiful They
nest on the ground and on this account
taer numbers are kept down by the
daSredations OF the mongoose. The
lsrd Is very swift on the wing and pro-
viAes excellent sport
THE japanese blue pheasant is a
comparatively recent importation, ar
irving here about six years ago. 1t
differs from the other species in that
II VIII alght in tree when disturbed.
On the Islands OF Kauai and Molokai
the California quail is found in guam
Eties. 1t grows very fat at certain
seasons, and becomes almost too lazy
10 get out OF the way OF a horse. on
Moiokai the royal or mountain quail is
also fairly abundant Ii is a minia-
ture pheasant in appearance.
In the mountains near Eva and
WAianae are plenty OF wild turkeys.
In the gulches the turkey finds count
less guagas and ohelos on which 1t
Ioves TO feed, and frequently attains a
weight of twenty pounds. Turkeys are
also found on the other Islands.
Ga the mountain slopes wild pea
cooks and guinea hens are occasionally
met with. These birds have undoubt-
odly descended from domesticated
stock which had escaped from captiy-
iy.
Besides the aforementioned birds, the
migratory birds fill an important place
in Hawaiis game list. They include
plover, curfew, akeheke, ulili, spoon
bill, widgeon and sprig. These birds go
nsrth in May and return here with
their young in August.
The only deer in Hawaii are found
on Aolokai, where they have increased
so rapidly as to be menace to vege-
tation-
Other large game OF the Islands con-
sists OF wild cattle and pigs.
Hawaii possesses two indigenous
birds, the Hawaiians goose and the
Hawaiian teal duck. Base OF Mauna
Ioa on Hawaii Is the habitat OF the
former. There is but one left today,
where there used to be a hundred. II
lays It's eggs on the ground; the mon
goose does the rest.
The teal is a fresh water feeder. ana
SIMILAR in appearance to its American
cousin. 1t stays in the gulches in the
day time and goes at night to the taro
and rice patches to feed This bird ~
considered a prize by gunners, and Is
getting rarer year by year.
Following IL table showing the
seasons for killing the various game
found in Hawaii:
Wild Dove-JIly, August, September,
October, November, December, Janu-
airy.
Wild Pigeon-July, August, Septem-
Der, October, November, December,
JRuary.
Native Duck-September 1890, Octo-
Der, November, December, January.
Native Goose-September 1880, Octo-
Der. November, December, January.
MISUNDERSTANDING 1880, October.
November December, January Febru-
airy.
Quail-September 1880, October, No
Ysnber, December January, pruaiS
Fereign Duck-September 1880. Octo-
b@. November, December january
February, March, April.
Fover (koioa)-septenper lo-"V' o'-
tosAr November, DECEMBER 1ahuar''
February, March, April
Snipe CUlilD-Septemper lo-oo' oc'o-
hsr. November, December January
February. March, Apri.
Acknowledgements l5-3o' OCTOBER
November, December, January, fep-