This section is from the book "The Balance Of Nature And Modern Conditions Of Cultivation", by George Abbey. Also available from Amazon: The Balance Of Nature And Modern Conditions Of Cultivation.
The only means of repression is the gun when this bird appears in orchards, and by taking the nests or eggs in the forest.
What the swallows and martins are to the land, this bird, as regards flight, is to the sea - very delightful to observe by visitors - but its destructive habits on fish demand repression by taking the eggs so as to reduce the number to consistence with the welfare of the fisheries.
 
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