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The Struggle to Save the Birds of Honduras

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A Spanish version of the following article appeared in the 9/4/11 edition of the Honduran publication, La Tribuna. The quail, guans, ducks and pheasant are hunted for their meat. On top of being illegal to capture and sell birds in the country, it is also immoral. It is quite simple.

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Hornbills of Sabah

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Another item they feed on is hunting edible bird nest swiftlets, which are quite common in edible swiftlet houses in Sabah, Malaysia ( source ). The first attempt in hunting was made by the male hornbill which was seen snapping at a passing swiftlet, but was unsuccessful.

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The Eurasian Woodcock

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This article is about birds. ” Incidentally, the large number of woodcocks hunted also established the basis for a study analyzing the importance of millipedes in the autumn-winter diet of the species. For information on the male porn actor, see www.pornstarswithbirdnames.com (disambiguation). A bird serves one person.”

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A Connecticut Yankee Goes to Washington: Senator George P. McLean, Birdman of the Senate

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Plume hunting raged supreme 150 years ago, when egret feathers were part of a worldwide trade in feathers and other bird parts, used for women’s hats and other articles of clothing (but mostly hats), delighting the upper classes and practically wiping out bird species. It has become the cornerstone of U.S.