Coalville Times | 1904-06-17 | Page 7 | Birds Are Easily Poisoned

BIRDS ARE EASILY POISONED. I Nature Seem to Have Neglected to Bafrguard Them. Iilrds sora to burn no dicrlmln- Hon uliiitrv-r In ri'Uinl to jiolnuns, i prohalily turaii'-p f 1 l - - h.ivo almost po Br-nse of nun II nnd mallow tliclr fiwd without rnnvticritlnc It. Thry n ter-rilled ter-rilled to pnruly.-ls by tho iipi euranco of ft poison ar;il:o unl(?sri t ho trrror b duo tn drfful of the. npiarnrioe of the arrp. nt rntli.'r than tn An In-herltr-d knnwUM'Ko of ltn vononioiin power), hut such Intnlllir.'nt blnln an rooks will pick up and cat poisonr-d grain, nnd nnwi and ravi'nn rraitlly ii t poisoned rK or rarat. Chlrkcnn will rat tb' ptilxonotia ai'r-ds of lalmr-num lalmr-num and die from Its cffirta. W'lir-thrr blrda aucb aa tlta and grwnflnr.bps rrflr do ao doca not am to bn known. Hut wild blrda ar frripK-ntly found ilylnR In p.-inli'iia, thoitKh aiiparrntly thry hava bron In Rood hoattb a frw bourn before, and thi'lr death may bo prnhalily dun to thi vonaiimptlon of pulaonutia Hrt'ila.