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11. Grebe hunting
Grebe hunting
Description
Manuscript discussing the hunting of Western grebes in the name of plumage.
12. Plume hunting
Plume hunting
Description
Manuscript in which the author describes the brutal practice of plume hunting. Observations of grebes are also recorded.
13. Trail of death
Trail of death
Description
A manuscript that illustrates the destruction the demand for plumage causes to bird populations.
14. Saving from the slaughter
Saving from the slaughter
Description
Manuscript that makes a case to stop plume hunting. Author describes a sad scene of grebe bodies littering a lake site in the aftermath of hunting.
15. After heron
After heron
Description
Manuscript describing the author's understanding of the plumage hunters' motivation. The author lays the blame of demand of plumage at the feet of plumage dealers, milliners, and the women who buy plumage.
16. Hunting grebes
Hunting grebes
Description
Manuscript that shares a few excerpts from "Plight of grebes", focusing on why grebes have been singled out for their plumage.
17. Trail of death
Trail of death
Description
An additional draft of "Trail of death."
18. Plight of grebes
Plight of grebes
Description
Manuscript containing excerpts from the "Plume hunting", "Grebe hunting", and "Notes on grebe skin traffic" manuscripts. This document further expands upon the motivation of plume hunting. Author also provides physical description, observations of behavior, and figurative description of some specimens in the wild.
19. Bird lives
Bird lives
Description
Manuscript detailing a trip where several types of birds are observed, but the author's main goal is to spot white herons.
20. Compilation of manuscripts on birds
Compilation of manuscripts on birds
Description
The handwritten manuscript features a rough draft of "Bird lives" as well as other manuscripts that most likely were broken up into different manuscripts later.