The Passenger Pigeon in Pennsylvania: Its Remarkable History, Habits and Extinction, with Interesting Side Lights on the Folk and Forest Lore of the Alleghenian Region of the Old Keystone State by John C. French Details
The Pigeon Passenger in Pennsylvania, published by the Altoona Tribune in 1919, emerged only five years after the extinction of birds around the world. Contains observations and reflections on migration…
The Pigeon Passenger in Pennsylvania, published by the Altoona Tribune in 1919, emerged only five years after the extinction of birds around the world. Contains observations and reflections on migration patterns and behavior of passenger pigeons, as well as contributions from local amateur aviators and nature lovers, including a chapter by Henry Schumaker.
The work explores the folklore and legends surrounding the birds, their behavior, their typical flag, the history of their place in Keystone, their descent and disappearance, while eyewitness accounts of bird watchers are provided in the Saskohiana valley and the Appalachian region.
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