. The danger of introducing noxious animals and birds. Animal introduction; Zoology, Economic. 104 YEARBOOK OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. is somewhat like our native grackles or crow blackbirds, but seems to resemble the sparrow in its familiarity and partiality for human habitations. It was introduced more than thirty-five years ago into Mauritius to destroy grasshoppers, and is said to have become perfectly naturalized It has also been introduced into the Andaman Islands (some time prior to 1873), the Hawaiian Islands, New Zea- land, and possibly Australia. It is said to have rea
. The danger of introducing noxious animals and birds. Animal introduction; Zoology, Economic. 104 YEARBOOK OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. is somewhat like our native grackles or crow blackbirds, but seems to resemble the sparrow in its familiarity and partiality for human habitations. It was introduced more than thirty-five years ago into Mauritius to destroy grasshoppers, and is said to have become perfectly naturalized It has also been introduced into the Andaman Islands (some time prior to 1873), the Hawaiian Islands, New Zea- land, and possibly Australia. It is said to have reached the Hawai- ian Islands by way of China. Dr. Finsch, an eminent ornitholo- gist, who visited Honolulu in 1879, found it very abundant, and de- scribes its habits as follows : The rnainas are a great nuisance to the inhabitants, as they drive away the pigeons and fowls, and are said to destroy the nests and eggs of the domestic birds. That they do drive out the pigeons from their houses, I observed many times myself. * * * In Mr. Barning's garden, where the finest trees, chiefly palm, abound, hundreds and thousands come to roost, and their inharmonious concert lasts from 6 in the evening for an hour or more. The same is the case at daybreak, a little after 5 o' Fig. 5.—Kohlmeise (Pa. 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 Palmer, T. S. (Theodore Sherman), 1868-1955. [Washington : U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
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