Author : Theodore Wood
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780267728022
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (28 download)
Book Synopsis Our Bird Allies (Classic Reprint) by : Theodore Wood
Download or read book Our Bird Allies (Classic Reprint) written by Theodore Wood and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-04 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Our Bird Allies HE scheme of the following work is sufficiently explained by its title, and I have only to regret that limitations of space have prevented me from mentioning many birds which I would willingly have described. I have felt, however, that it is desirable to consider at some length those which are more especially beneficial, rather than to treat all alike upon one and the same footing. I hold, nevertheless, that no British bird is utterly and wholly destructive, but that the misdeeds of even the most mischievous are atoned for in some degree by services rendered to us in other ways. Birds aid us in three distinct manners: firstly, by acting as scavengers, and destroying putrid matter; secondly, by devouring the seeds of the various wild plants which are so troublesome upon cultivated land; thirdly, and most important, by the slaughter of insects. And in one of these three tasks all take their share, lesser or greater as the case may be, but always appreciable and of value. 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.