Note C — Chapter IV · GEORGETOWN.
Reading edition
In looking over the laws of the colony I found the following Wild Birds’ Protection Ordinance. I have added the explanatory names in parentheses. (C. W. B.)
List of Wild Birds absolutely protected.
Black Witch (Ani)
Campanero (Bell Bird)
Carrion Crow (Vulture)
Cassique
Cock-of-the-Rock
Cotinga
Crane (Heron)
Creeper (Woodhewer)
Egret
Flycatcher
Gauldin (Heron)
Goatsucker
Grass Bird
Ground Dove
Jacamar
Hawk
Heron
Hummingbird
Hutu (Motmot)
Kingfisher
Kite
Macaw
Manakin
Martin
Owl
Parroquet
Qu’est-ce qu’il dit (Kiskadee)
Shrike
Sun Bird (Sun Bittern)
Sparrow
Swallow
Tanager
Thrush
Toucan
Trogan
Troupial
Woodpecker
Wren
Vulture
List of Wild Birds protected from April 1st to Sept. 1st.
Bittern
Curlew
Curri-curri (Scarlet Ibis)
Douraquara (Partridge)
Dove (other than Ground Dove)
Ibis
Hanaqua (Chachalaca)
Maam (Tinamou)
Maroudi (Guan)
Negro-cop (Jabiru)
Parrot
Pigeon
Plover
Powis (Curassow)
Quail
Snipe
Spur-wing (Jacana)
Trumpet-bird
Wild Duck