THE BIRD STUDY BOOK 



and nape of certain large Ground Pigeons that in- 

 habit New Guinea and adjacent islands. Perhaps 

 the best-known species is the Crowned Pigeon. 



There is a special trade name for the feathers of 

 almost every kind of bird known in the millinery 

 business. Thus there is Coque for Black Cock, Cross 

 Aigrettes for the little plumes of the Snowy Egret, and 

 Eagle Quills from the wings not only of Eagles, but 

 of Bustards, Pelicans, Albatrosses, Bush Turkeys, 

 and even Turkey Buzzards. The feathers of Ma- 

 caws in great numbers are used in the feather trade, 

 as well as hundreds of thousands of Hummingbirds, 

 and other bright-coloured birds of the tropics. 



Womeris Love for Feathers. — One of the most 

 coveted and easily acquired feminine adornments has 

 been feathers. At first these were probably taken 

 almost wholly from birds killed for food, but later, 

 when civilization became more complex and re- 

 sourceful, millinery dealers searched the ends of the 

 earth to supply the demands of discriminating wo- 

 men. The chief reason why it has been so difficult 

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