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The Feather Thief: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

Each fly has a name and a ‘recipe’ to follow for its creation, a complicated procedure utilizing a hook, sometimes fur, sometimes wool, but always brightly colored feathers from rare birds. In some cases, he took all adult males of the species or subspecies held by the museum. Kelson, published in 1895. Mostly adult males.