. Bird lore. Birds; Birds; Ornithology. 296 Bird - Lore aigrettes, rose to be a considerable busi- ness in Venezuela. It was injured by legislation against the importation of plumage of wild birds, first in the United States and then in Great Britain, while the outbreak of war closed the Hamburg market and greatly decreased the demand in Paris. Venezuela's exports of Heron aigrettes in 1908 were valued at $187,005 in 1909 at $230,265; in 1910 at $168,287 in 1911 at $309,532; in 1912 at $373,312 in 1913 at $627,440; in 1914 at $31,461; in 1915 at $166,339; ^nd in the first six months of 1916 at
. Bird lore. Birds; Birds; Ornithology. 296 Bird - Lore aigrettes, rose to be a considerable busi- ness in Venezuela. It was injured by legislation against the importation of plumage of wild birds, first in the United States and then in Great Britain, while the outbreak of war closed the Hamburg market and greatly decreased the demand in Paris. Venezuela's exports of Heron aigrettes in 1908 were valued at $187,005 in 1909 at $230,265; in 1910 at $168,287 in 1911 at $309,532; in 1912 at $373,312 in 1913 at $627,440; in 1914 at $31,461; in 1915 at $166,339; ^nd in the first six months of 1916 at $37,059. These feathers come exclusively from the states of Bolivar and Apure, where there are many bayous along the Orinoco, and many lakes remaining after the annual overflow of the plairis, to which Herons and other birds resort in great numbers. The importance of the feather-trade to this district can be judged from the fact that the total population is only 100,000, and that the only other resource is the cattle business. A serious decline in the com- mercial prosperity of Ciudad, Bolivar, and San Fernando du Apure has come about since the practical extinction of this trade in 1914, and the people of the dis- trict have been urgent in their appeals to the Federal Government to do something to obtain the repeal of hostile foreign laws. BATTLE FOR THE CROPS-FARMERS VS. INSECT PESTS 'â¢â ^â¢k^ ik. âCou t sj Count y Gentlemiini Note, that the firmerb ire shown also shooting the birds that are coming to help fight the insects. 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 National Committee of the Audubon Societies of America; National Association of Audubon Societies for the Protection of Wild Birds and Animals; National Audubon Society. New York City : Macmillan Co.
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