The Birds of Norfolk, Vol. 2 of 3

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Excerpt from The Birds of Norfolk, Vol. 2 of 3: With Remarks on Their Habits, Migration, and Local Distribution Surely the success which has already attended the passing of the sea-birds Preservation Bill, should encourage its promoters to seek an extension of its powers so as to secure a close time as well for all waders and wild fowl. Of the beneficial effects of such an Act there can be no question, judging only from my own experience during the last few years of the result of careful preservation, within a limited area, and yet nothing short of a legal penalty will deter a certain class of sportsmen from shooting Snipe long after the pairing season has commenced, or even killing a Wild Duck from her nest if unfortunately met with at the same time. Remonstrance is in vain with such persons, who, accustomed year after year to perpetrate such enormities, are lost to all sense of shame. In fact. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.