A history of the game birds, wild-fowl and shore birds of Massachusetts and adjacent states :
including those used for food which have disappeared since the settlement of the country, and those which are now hunted for food or sport, with observations on their former abundance and recent decrease in numbers; also the means for conserving those still in existence,
by Edward Howe Forbush ; illustrated with drawings by W.I. Beecroft and the author, and photographs by Herbert K. Job and others.

Description

Main Author

Forbush, Edward Howe, 1858-1929.

Related Names

Job, Herbert Keightley, 1864-1933.
Beecroft, Willey Ingraham, 1870-
Massachusetts. State Board of Agriculture.

Language(s)

English

Published

[Boston] : Issued by Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture by authority of the Legislature, 1912.

Subjects

Birds > Birds / Conservation > Birds / Conservation / New England.
Birds > Birds / Conservation > Birds / Conservation / Massachusetts.
Shore birds > Shore birds / New England.
Shore birds > Shore birds / Massachusetts.
Birds > Birds / Conservation.
Birds > Birds / Massachusetts.
Game and game-birds > Game and game-birds / New England.
Game and game-birds > Game and game-birds / Massachusetts.

Physical Description

xvi p., 1 l., 622 p. front.,illus.,plates. 26 cm.

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