. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. CHARADRIID^. S6i. THE AVOCET. avoc£tta, Linnaeus. This remarkable bird was formerly a regular summer-visitor to England, and bred in considerable numbers in suitable localities, such as the coasts and estuaries of the Humber district, Lincolnshire, Nor- folk and Suffolk. Reclamation of fen-land gradually circumscribed its haunts, and moreover a large colony at Salthouse appears to have been destroyed in consequence of a demand for Avocet's feathers for dressing artificial flies; while the collection of its eggs also contributed to
. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. CHARADRIID^. S6i. THE AVOCET. avoc£tta, Linnaeus. This remarkable bird was formerly a regular summer-visitor to England, and bred in considerable numbers in suitable localities, such as the coasts and estuaries of the Humber district, Lincolnshire, Nor- folk and Suffolk. Reclamation of fen-land gradually circumscribed its haunts, and moreover a large colony at Salthouse appears to have been destroyed in consequence of a demand for Avocet's feathers for dressing artificial flies; while the collection of its eggs also contributed to the decrease of the species, and nesting in England had probably ceased by 1824. Small parties still arrive in spring, and occasionally in autumn, but the former are never allowed to breed, for the amasser of " British-killed " specimens offers inducements to the local gunners far exceeding the amount of any fine and costs that would be imposed under the Wild Birds' Preservation Act in the event of the offender's conviction. On the south coast the Avocet used to nest on the flat shores of Kent and Sussex, to which it is now only a visitor; while on the west side it is of rare occurrence and in the X X. 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 Saunders, Howard, 1835-1907. London, Gurney and Jackson
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