Stuart MacKay writes:
>
> Feathers are there to protect species whose plumes are marketable - can't
> think of any other than ostrich at the moment, but I suppose there are some
> really cool birds of paradise that get hunted for their feathers.

In French Guyana (and probably elsewhere in this region), Scarlet Ibises
_Eudocimus ruber_ are killed for their feathers.
Despite the legislation, these striking red feathers are used in the
confection of some junk sold to the tourists...


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