Remembering that it is 6 inches long a practical though rough division of wild birds may be made as follows:-- 1.
The object of this little book is to furnish those who may be interested in making the acquaintance of wild birds with a simple letter of introduction to 145 birds, the majority of which are commonly seen during the spring migration.
The use or disuse of wild birds' plumage as millinery ornaments is another of those wild-life subjects regarding which there is no room for argument.
To-day the women of England, Europe and elsewhere are directly promoting the extermination of scores of beautiful species of wild birdsby the devilish persistence with which they buy and wear feather ornaments made of their plumage.
On the contrary, the Royal Society for the Protection of Wild Birds and Mr. James Buckland have so strongly attacked the feather industry that the London Chamber of Commerce has felt called upon to come to its rescue.
Do the colored people of Virginia make a practice of hunting for the eggs of wild birds, and eating them?
Few sights are more stimulating to interest in outdoor life than spying on a pair of wild birds engaged in nest building.
The most shameless blot on the history of America's treatment of the {149} wild birds is in connection with the White Egrets.
Frequently her eyes would open wide and she would express resentment when reports reached the office of the atrocities perpetrated on wild birds by the heartless agents of the feather trade.
While the fashion for decorating hats with feathers still continues, yet there is a very noticeable decrease in the display of aigrettes and the feathers of wild birds.
Upon one point, however, they all agree--that while they deplore the use of the feathers of wild birds in millinery, the great point is the education of children to have the proper regard for bird life.
In this new book Mr. Kearton displays further signs of striking originality and ingenuity in the study and portrayal of wild birds, beasts, and insects.
The result proved conclusively that the plumage of wild birds can be easily discarded without violating the laws of fashion.
We have seen how it is with the carrion crow--that he is in the balance, and that if the park authorities will but refrain from persecuting him he will probably be able to keep his ancient place among the wild birds of London.
Holland Park, owing to its privacy and fine old trees, is a favourite resort of wild birds, and is indeed a better sanctuary than any public park in London.
The only way that guineas can be made profitable is by treating them as half-wild birds--letting them establish themselves in the woods where they can maintain themselves--and then shooting or trapping a part of the flock each season.
Recent observations on wild birds in captivity show that even birds which pair and usually lay only a few eggs each season have a laying capacity at least equal to the ordinary production of hens.
That this is true of wild birds, there is no proof.
No; I am skeptical because the incident is so contrary to all that we know about grouse and all other wild birds.
This is often noticed in caged birds, among which the principle of variation seems more active; but an attentive observer notes the same fact in wild birds.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "wild birds" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
