. Bird lore . dmund C. Converse, the Canvasback has beenbred in captivity for the first time. The breeding and rearing of Quails havebeen reduced to a definite system, now followed by various state and othergame-farms. Further experimentation on the rearing and feeding of wildducks is now carried on by the Association in northern Manitoba, where alarge bunch of young Canvasbacks has been reared to maturity this season,with almost no loss; also young Golden-eyes—a difficult bird to handle. For a long time need has been felt by this Department of some place, undercontrol of the National Associat
. Bird lore . dmund C. Converse, the Canvasback has beenbred in captivity for the first time. The breeding and rearing of Quails havebeen reduced to a definite system, now followed by various state and othergame-farms. Further experimentation on the rearing and feeding of wildducks is now carried on by the Association in northern Manitoba, where alarge bunch of young Canvasbacks has been reared to maturity this season,with almost no loss; also young Golden-eyes—a difficult bird to handle. For a long time need has been felt by this Department of some place, undercontrol of the National Association, where it could carry on special researchin its own way, and thus have an experiment and demonstration station,where bird-lovers could be shown by actual examples how to attract andpropagate wild birds. This hope is now becoming realized through a newlyfound friend of birds, Charles M. Ams, of Bridgeport, Connecticut. In orderto own and control a beautiful lake, said to be nine miles around, he purchased. THE WILDKOWL BREEDING-POND AT AMSTON, CONNECTICUT
Size: 2149px × 1162px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, booksubjectbirds, booksubjectorn
