The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-08-06
For The Protection of Birds

We learn by way the milnrs that the war on birds 70 feed M
vanity OF houghes go that pagan goddess
Fashion DEGREES that BIRDS whole part are to decorate the bo
nets and hats OF the coming 1t where there are
tectve laws native birds comparatively safe The Audubon
societies have been of obtaining the passage Of ch
laws which protect nearly all birds game and their
ana eggs There are such force Union and
TWO provinces OF Canada besides Alaska the District Columbia and
the Northwest territory OF Canada The all the New
England sX New York, New Jersey Delaware Ohio Indiana Hi
noS Wisconsin, Kentucky Arkansas Florida Wyoming The report
concerning Audubon Societies Relation Farmer by Henry
assistant biologist OF the biological (Which part
for of the department agricutu shows that these
have been and active the country For
% DC orSouen that this not purely sentimental
though doubtless that anmang purpose the members
neSe societies. but substantial basis and in
@ m very lie OF man on the earth depends its
Ds are the only substantial force keeping yrads of in
me- which unchecked would destroy the vegetation earth
matter abundanty FORTH with particularly detail and
survey OF actual conditions and facts a book issued
States and Canada by m eG W ortoogy Tor the United
ooo9 at the New hampshire college agriculture and Ned
assistant curator apartment birds at the Field Coum
pan museum OF chicago h" book is beautifully illustrated with
many 2 a aG g5 insects which
food OF nearly all Everything that known concerning the eating
habits of birds here down brief separate ca6ers are
voted to- classes OF birds and to individuals Here the t1se and
their allies the nuhatcfeS tnce creeps the warbr
and vreos the shkes waXwngs, swallows and tanaoers the G
jays the fcatchers humming BIRDS wifs nghthavs the
woodpeckers kngshers and cuckoos the owls he hawks e
birds these given thorough attention The o Ib W. M
entombogst and the ornthoogst have given body Observation
and deduction which be overesmated n
information on subject on which people general are oound
ignorant. '
thing among the many beneacons OF this giving day. some
gle should really practical service by putting this
others like it, the hands OF farmers every thu
coutryt would than libraries would be rather
valuable Yet the farmer by any the enemy
the Bird the bird hunters such the Italians much
destructive and for them the law must furnish the deterrent
What the protection of birds this country be
the book the bird
the American ornhoogs (Which that pushed by
Audubon societies nacon by the several egure) the Lacey
bird law of the federal congress- which largely by the eo
appeals of Senator Hoa and which several important
purposes dealing simply importation of birds
another supplements and the local laws
that violation of such protective laws by shipment of protected
bird the oene under federal law and the shipper
carrier and consgnee each ALL be the United
States So much for the laws Game birds
left the game of each which have been framed
the instance of who by their societies carefully insure close
and do wisely and efficiently restrict the killing
of such birds Even those who object the idea have
that song birds half we'll defended they would be ev
ed of much anxiety.
The general rendered birds forth
charming chapter of introduction describing conditions in the OF
Durham n H. where this book written by Prof Woods He
after of study convinced that the birds
important factor in making production Posbe that with
of which have conception And disposed
be enen toward the few shortcomings of the birds which loom
large those who only side of the picture Fruit pred
by of the birds in orchards the few
often dbudded during winter rued grouse and other
treated similar way when the pine gosbeaks visit
In conhed is pulled by About the only
yards by hawks and owls and here unfortunately the noensve spe
have the penalty for the of their ferocous
kindred The birds also be credited with the destruction OF
of seed service which little appreciated
by the general public The estimate by Prof ea that the
alone will weed seed Iowa should
help to general appreciation of this phase of bird activity
This book of $50 ndeXed and deserves general read
everywhere Its figures OF and seed consumption by the
birds will astonh who do read it. 1t convincing book and
deductions ought weigh with the lawmakers well with the
aw-breakers