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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01C7E81E.BE5A2470 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I came across a reference today in a piece I was editing about hunting = "Yellowhammers" on Brier Island 100 years ago. (The piece said most of = the hunters bagged 15 to 20 of them, and they were looking forward to a = good feast). =20 I assume they were referring to Northern Flickers. But looking it up on = the internet, I also found reference to another bird called a = Yellowhammer, Emberiza citrinella. It's a much smaller bird, and I = associated it with Great Britain and Europe. But does anyone know if = the Emberiza citrinella was ever (or is still) in Nova Scotia? I can't = imagine hunting it as a game bird, but then I wouldn't have thought = Northern Flickers would be a taste treat either. I'd like to get some clarification before I finish editing the article, = if anyone can help. Thanks Andy Moir Freeport ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01C7E81E.BE5A2470 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.6000.16525" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I came across a reference today in a = piece I was=20 editing about hunting "Yellowhammers" on Brier Island 100 years = ago. (The=20 piece said most of the hunters bagged 15 to 20 of them, and they were = looking=20 forward to a good feast). </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I assume they were referring to = Northern=20 Flickers. But looking it up on the internet, I also found = reference to=20 another bird called a Yellowhammer, Emberiza citrinella. It's a = much=20 smaller bird, and I associated it with Great Britain and Europe. = But does=20 anyone know if the Emberiza citrinella was ever (or is still) in Nova=20 Scotia? I can't imagine hunting it as a game bird, but then I = wouldn't=20 have thought Northern Flickers would be a taste treat = either.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I'd like to get some clarification = before I finish=20 editing the article, if anyone can help.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Andy Moir</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Freeport</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01C7E81E.BE5A2470--
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