>I am thinking about the following quotation, wondering
>if anyone can substantiate or deny the implicit
>allegation about rice -- I thought that some birds in
>some countries ate rice quite a bit, even to 'pest'
>status:
>
>from "Your Victorian Wedding" by Georgene Lockwood:
>
>"Here are some alternative to throwing rice (which is
>deadly to birds) ......"
>
>Alan Richards / alanr at ednet1.osl.or.gov

A lot of birds do eat rice, and I would have thought only those birds that
normally eat seeds (of which a rice grain is one) would eat it, thus why
would it be a problem?

Dennis Paulson, Director phone: (206) 756-3798
Slater Museum of Natural History fax: (206) 756-3352
University of Puget Sound e-mail: dpaulson at ups.edu
Tacoma, WA 98416