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Some of America?s Avian Treasures

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North America is home to many amazing bird species, including several which require a special effort to see and appreciate. New Mexico Nature & Culture. Due to their beauty and warbling song, poachers trap these buntings in South Florida for an illegal local cagebird trade. So let’s look at this sampler, shall we?

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The Feather Thief: A Book Review

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In some cases, he took all adult males of the species or subspecies held by the museum. Detective Inspector Fraser Wylie of the Hertfordshire Constabulary offered a number of theories about how the stolen birds might be used—for dressmaking, costume jewelry, or fishing lures—and asked collectors to keep an eye out for these species.