| Show bird slaughter condemned A strong protest Is being made in south australia against the continual slaughter of such rare birds as the ibis the egret cranes and spoonbills spoon bills bilis to supply the demands mands of milliners the slaughter is objectionable not only as destroying some ct cf the most beautiful and interesting creatures ot of nature but according to the journal of agriculture also as rendering south australia ever more prone to plagues of grasshoppers and Is a prime cause ot of the decline of 0 its fish resources As the wandering birds disappear the crustaceans that destroy flab spawn increase the multitude |
