The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-08-05
For The Protection of Birds

we learn by way Of the mners that the to feed the
vanity OF hougtess because pagan goddess
nets and hats OF the coming that where there are pro-
ecve laws native birds comparatively safe The Audubon
laws which protect nearly birds game and their nests
and eggs There such y of the Union and
TWO provinces OF Canada besides Alaska the District Columbia and
the Northwest territory OF Canada The all the New
England SIN New York New Jersey Delaware Ohio Indiana Iii
noi Wisconsin, Kentucky Arkansas Florida WYOMING The ren
concerning Audubon Societies Farmer bv Henry
Ody assistant biologist OF the biological survey (Which part OF the
yearbook for the department agricuu shows that these
societies have been and the country For
it not be forgotten that this not purely sentimental
though doubtless that strong anang purpose with the members
these societies. but it substantial and
deed the life OF the earth depends upon its success The
birds are the only substantial force keeping the myiad of in
sect life which unchecked would destroy vegetation Of the earth
ms matter abundanty FORTH with particularly detail and
an exhaustive OF actual conditions issued
by the Lppncou company Philadelphia entitled Birds in Their
tao 10 Man. manual OF economic orntoogy for the United
States and Canada by Clarence NJ Weed professor zoology and
entomology at the New Hampshire college agriculture and Ned
Dearborn assistant curator department OF birds the Field Column
ban museum OF Chicago This book is beautifully illustrated
portraits OF birds, and destructive insects which
inc principal 1000 many OF them and considerable part OF the
food nearly all Everything that known concerning the eating
habits OF birds here down brief separate chapters de-
voted to- classes OF birds and to individuals Here the ushes and
their allies the nuhatche tme eepe warblers
and parroW the English sparrow the orioles blackbrds and
jays the fcatche hummng birds, sws and nighthawk
kites and vuures the pigeons grouse shore
all these given thorough attention The joint
ntooogt and the ornthoogs have given body observation
and deduction which be popular
information subject which people general profoundly
ignorant.
important enghen farmer be an excellent
thing among the many benefaction this giving Carnc
gle should really practical service by putting
others like it, the 80 every town in the
couny would than rather
valuable Yet the farmer
of the bird the hunters ignorant Italians are much
destructive and for them the law furnish
What the protection of birds this
found in the appendices this book where printed
of the American ornihoogs (Which that pushed by the
Audubon societies enacon by the several gisaures the
bird law the federal congress, which largely
OF
another supplements and the
that violation of such protective shipment
bird out OF the state oenSe under federal law and the shipper
and each ALL be prosecuted United
So much for the protective
left game framed at
sportsmen who by their
and do wisely efficiently the killing
of such birds Even those who object the spomans
that song birds half well defended they would be
ed of much anxiety.
The general service rendered by birds in
charming chapter OF introduction describing conditions in the
Durham H. where this book written by Prof Woods He
After many years Of study
most important factor making production possible that with
overrun vertebrate and invertebrates
of which have And disposed
be lenent toward the few shortcomings of the birds which loom
large those who only side of the picture Fruit peed
of the birds orchards the
often budded during the winter by ufed and other
treated similar when the grosbeaks visit
In conhed corni pulled by About the only
BIRD oee we are unable to condone the robbmg OF poultry
by owls here unfortunately pe,
have the penalty the of their
ndred The birds be credited with the destruction of
the public The estimate by Prof Bea that the
alone will ea87 of weed seed in Iowa should
This book of $50 pages ndeXd deserves general
everywhere It's figures insect consumption
birds will asonish who do read 1t is convincing book
deductions ought weigh with the lawmakers well with the
aw-breakers.
WHEN A POPE is ELECTED.