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AIGRETTE PLUMES

Sir,—The following extract may be of interest: "The plumes, or 'aigrettes,' of the heron and its near relatives inhabiting the warmer climates are acquired prior to the nesting season. This fact, and the heron's communal habits, account for the surprising rapidity with which the birds have been brought to the verge of extinction. Concealed in the rookery, it is a simple thing to shoot the parents as they return with food for the young, and in the early days of 'pluming' it was not unusual for a man to kill several hundred birds at a sitting." This is an extract from "The Habitat Groups of North American Birds," by Frank M. Chapman, curator of ornithology at the American Museum of Natural History. B. M. James.

AIGRETTE PLUMES New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22084, 13 April 1935, Page 17

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AIGRETTE PLUMES New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22084, 13 April 1935, Page 17

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