. American ornithology, or, The natural history of the birds of the United States [microform]. Wilson, Alexander, 1766-1813; Wilson, Alexander, 1766-1813; Birds; Oiseaux. 18 PURPLE G K A K L E. ii il: fly' \':V'^' i li-i \V. corn by the Crow Blacklnrds, as tliey are usually ciillfd ; though wore the same moans used, as with pigeons, to take tlicni in elap-ncts, multi- tudes of tliom might thus be destroyed ; and the products (»f them in market, in some measure, indemnify him for their depredations. But tliey are ninst numerous anweeps made among them by some of the younger boys, with the gun ;
. American ornithology, or, The natural history of the birds of the United States [microform]. Wilson, Alexander, 1766-1813; Wilson, Alexander, 1766-1813; Birds; Oiseaux. 18 PURPLE G K A K L E. ii il: fly' \':V'^' i li-i \V. corn by the Crow Blacklnrds, as tliey are usually ciillfd ; though wore the same moans used, as with pigeons, to take tlicni in elap-ncts, multi- tudes of tliom might thus be destroyed ; and the products (»f them in market, in some measure, indemnify him for their depredations. But tliey are ninst numerous anweeps made among them by some of the younger boys, with the gun ; and by tlio gunners from the neighboring towns anil villages; and return from their winter quarters, sometimes early in March, to renew the like scenes over again. As some consolation, however, to the industrious cultivator, I can assure him, that were I placed in his situation, I should hesitate whether to consider these birds most as friends or enemies, as they are particularly destructve to alni(i>t all the nox; )us worms, grubs, and caterpillars, that infest his fields, which, were they allowed to mul- tiply unmolested, would soon consume nine-tenths of all the production of his labor, and desolate the country with the miseries of fainini> ! Is not this aimther striking proof that the Deity has created nothing in vain; and that it is the <luty of nan, the lord of the creation, to avail himself of their usefulness, and I'uard a<Minst their bad effects as securely as possible, without indulging in the barbaroi iid even impious, wish for their utter t-xterinination ? ' The Purple Grakle is twelve inches long, and eighteen in extent; on a slight view seems wholly black, but placed near, in a good light, the whole head, neck, and breast appear of a rich glossy steel blue, dark violet, and silky green; the violet prevails most on the head and breast, and the green on the hind part of the neck ; the back, rump, and whole lower parts, the breast excepted, reflect a st
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