. Bird lore . A HEATH HEN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OLD The Present Status of the Heath Hen 357. *S: i&j A FIRE-STOP case of Bob-white, but the pat-tern of the juvenal plumage isclosely similar to that of theadult. In order to localize the birdsas much as possible, so thatthey may be the better pro-tected, we have developed alarge farm where the typicalfarm crops are grown for thepurpose of furnishing a suitableenvironment for attracting the birds. Much of the grain, sunflowers andfruits are left unharvested. The fields to which the birds are the mostattracted are tracts of field-corn, where at the la
. Bird lore . A HEATH HEN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OLD The Present Status of the Heath Hen 357. *S: i&j A FIRE-STOP case of Bob-white, but the pat-tern of the juvenal plumage isclosely similar to that of theadult. In order to localize the birdsas much as possible, so thatthey may be the better pro-tected, we have developed alarge farm where the typicalfarm crops are grown for thepurpose of furnishing a suitableenvironment for attracting the birds. Much of the grain, sunflowers andfruits are left unharvested. The fields to which the birds are the mostattracted are tracts of field-corn, where at the last cultivation crimson orItalian clover is sown. The combination of a wilderness of dried corn-stalks with clover is the most satis-factory environment. To secure the maintenanceof these birds for all time, it isnecessary to acquire at leastfive thousand acres of land, andthe effort is now being made tosecure them. The situation hasbeen well stated by our Stateornithologist, E. H. Forbush,who says: The history of the HeathHen in Massachusetts shows clearly the ineffectiveness of
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