. How to attract the birds, and other talks about bird neighbours [microform]. Birds, Attracting of; Oiseaux, Attraction des; Oiseaux; Birds. '^j^'^^^:'^:S^j^ihi'^i ^ *iM ^" •;/>'. How to Attract the Birds ments, and pheasants (mainly Mongohan) have now been introduced into at least twenty-five states, and have increased rapidly througli protection laws and the establishment of pheasantries for their propaga- ; Concerning the other foreign game birds, for whose naturalization many enthusiastic sports- men have labored in vain, the painful facts are quickly told. T
. How to attract the birds, and other talks about bird neighbours [microform]. Birds, Attracting of; Oiseaux, Attraction des; Oiseaux; Birds. '^j^'^^^:'^:S^j^ihi'^i ^ *iM ^" •;/>'. How to Attract the Birds ments, and pheasants (mainly Mongohan) have now been introduced into at least twenty-five states, and have increased rapidly througli protection laws and the establishment of pheasantries for their propaga- ; Concerning the other foreign game birds, for whose naturalization many enthusiastic sports- men have labored in vain, the painful facts are quickly told. The few sand grouse liberated in Oregon promptlv disappeared. Of a large importa- tion of Indian black partridges only three lived to reach their destination in Illinois. The black grouse, which has been liberated in Newfoundland, in Vermont and other eastern states, appears to be holding its own. Recently the capercailzie has been introduced in the Adirondacks. Although several thousand European quail were distributed in New England and the middle states, all disappeared after a year or two. What splendid results the same amount of money and efifort ex- pended on our more desirable Bob-White, or the fast disappearing prairie-grouse, or the woodcock, for example, might have accomplished! Ought we not to be just before we are generous? Thanks to the homesickness of the Dutch and English colonists, who had no sooner cleared the wilderness around their homes than they sent to Europe for trees, shrubs, vines, and plants from the dear old gardens left behind, our native flora was specdilv enriched bv valuable additions, many of which 'took kindlv to the soil and, escaping from cultivation, became wild. And how many weed seeds st.)le a passage across the Atlantic with them! Perhaps the colonists longed as greatly to see the 216. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of th
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