Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-09-09
GAME BIRDS COMMON
TO THIS coUNTRYs PRESERVES.
Chief Henshaw of Government Bio
logical Survey Tells What Are to be
Found in Hunting Fields.
Especial to The BunetinO


Washington. D. c.. Sept S.-With
the beginning Of the hunting season.
the variety and plenty of the North
American huntsman's domain Is indi-
Gated in a communication to the Ma
tional Geographic Society from Henry
w. Henshaw. chief Of the United
States Biological Survey. which tells
Of american Game Birds" Mr.. Hen
shaw enumerates more than 100 kinds
OF game birds to this country's pre-
serves. among which are 81 kinds Of
duck. eight kinds of goose. eight kinds
of quail. and Ave kinds Of grouse.
While Americas preserves are dis
tinguished among the hunting fields Of
the world for their wealth OF game.
the writer shows that they are hunted
with dangerous thoroughness. He
says:
America has always been a paradise
for sportsmen, but Of late years the
number of those whose chief relaxa-
ton is the pursuit Of game has greatly
increased and today there are probably
not far from i've millions who are in
terested in the pursuit OF camel What
this army Of i've million hunters means
to the large and small game Of Amer
lea can better be imagined than
described Modern guns and ammuni-
ton are of the very best. and they are
the reach of all Added to these very
| efficient weapons for killing small
| game, are innumerable devices for kill
ing waterfowl, as sneak-boats. punt
| guns. swivel-guns, sail-boats, steam
launches. night floating, night lighting
and others"
| The varieties Of American game duck
/ given by Mr.. Henshaw are baldpate.
Barrow's golden-eye. black. buf1ehead.
king. Pacific specialized and Stelers
elder. fulvous tree-duck. mallard.
merganser. red-head, pintail. scaup,
| @Alx-al1nr and faaf
OF canvas-back, he says:
The canvas-back, perhaps the most
/ famous of American waterfowl, has
purchased its fame at q price So
highly is It priced by the epicure that
| today he who can afford to dine on
/ canvas-back sets the mark OF luIur1-
GUS living. Not that the canvas-back
differs essentially from other ducks.
but its excellent flavor II due TO the
fact that IT'S favor1te food Is wild Gel
cry q long rfbbon-like grass which
grows in shallow ponds and cstuartee.
As the plant roots several feet under
the surface only the diving ducks can
secure II and the plebian kinds have
to be content with such floating fraS-
ments as they can pick up or can steal
from their more aristocratic relatives.
In Oregon and Washington, the canvas
back lives much upon wapatA. bulb
like root formerly . staple article OF
food among many Indian tr5bNs. and
i their eECep1On5A u9FeI Is EAlo 20 &C
little. II any, inferior % that OF Tia
| celery-fed canvas-back q the Gast
Priced alike by sportsman and BY cpl
cure the ranks Of the canvas-bacS nmvo
been depiafed by tho relentless pursuit
to which II has been subjected How
ever. the greater number OF these
ducks breed far to the northward where
they are safe, and under present laws
their number should Increase Is sernt-
thing Ike Shssc forEer aoundsrsSS-
Despite this countrys present vast
wealth IN game birds, acccresnG TO The
writer, they would soon be shot away
but for proper protection IA II ID
he continues. the numbers Of 6Hut
birds today are quite instGninInnt wAea
compared 20 the ahundaD&s s1 formaa
days Destru<<toa Of former breeding
, places By Drainage and. more espec'
iaiiy. the reientless pursuit With nre
arznk are the causes assigned for Ia
falling on OF supply. Mr.. HsHshav
writes:
The statements Of tho early chron
} icles Regarding thu mu1utudsg q
/ ducks, pfover. and wild pigeons simes
defy belief. When, In the records o
tho arst pA<f Of The last csntRFy, oa