. The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Natural history. DECREASE IN BIRD LIFE IN THIRTY STATES 241 by negroes and poor whites in the South, has caused an enor- mous numerical decrease in our best-beloved and most valu- able insect-eating song- ° ° Maine 52% birds, woodpeckers, New Hampshire. .32% swallows and martins, Vermont 30% goatsuckers, and some Massachusetts ...27% other birds. Many species have been lo- cally exterminated. The farmer's best friend, the bob-white, has been nearly exter- minated throughout Michigan 23% ,1
. The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Natural history. DECREASE IN BIRD LIFE IN THIRTY STATES 241 by negroes and poor whites in the South, has caused an enor- mous numerical decrease in our best-beloved and most valu- able insect-eating song- ° ° Maine 52% birds, woodpeckers, New Hampshire. .32% swallows and martins, Vermont 30% goatsuckers, and some Massachusetts ...27% other birds. Many species have been lo- cally exterminated. The farmer's best friend, the bob-white, has been nearly exter- minated throughout Michigan 23% ,1 . Wisconsin 40% many northern states, by wicked and foolish •^ _ Missouri 36% persecution with the Nebraska 10% shotgun. Many states NorthDai^ are anxious to buy quail, or breed quail, so"* with which to restock Rhode Island 60% Connecticut 75% New York 48% New Jersey 37 % Pennsylvania 51% Ohio 38% Indiana 60% Illinois 38%. Georgia 65% Florida 77% their depleted covers, Mississippi 37% and repair their wicked Louisiana 55% Arkansas 50% blunders, but the sup- ply desired is totally wanting. Southern quail are unable to survive in the North, and no northern quail are Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hornaday, William Temple, 1854-1937. New York, C. Scribner's Sons
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