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Abstract

I desire to bring to the notice of the Fellows of the Royal
Society to-night the advisability of protecting the owls of
Tasmania, inasmuch as they are the most useful vermin killers
of any known family of birds, while at the same time
no birds are more persecuted by well-meaning people through,
ignorance of their true mode of life and also by pot-hunters in
search of so-called sport. It is thought by the majority of
people that owls destroy birds to a great extent, whereas, in
reality, there are few species of this large family which are
partial to birds. Owls are either twilight or night feeders, at
which time vermin or other small animals are chiefly about,
and, therefore, in the economy of nature, they form the natural
food of these birds.

Item Type:	Article
Authors/Creators:	Legge, William Vincent
Keywords:	Royal Society of Tasmania, Van Diemens Land, VDL, Hobart Town, natural sciences, proceedings, records
Journal or Publication Title:	Papers & Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania
Collections:	Royal Society Collection > Papers & Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania
Additional Information:	In 1843 the Horticultural and Botanical Society of Van Diemen's Land was founded and became the Royal Society of Van Diemen's Land for Horticulture, Botany, and the Advancement of Science in 1844. In 1855 its name changed to Royal Society of Tasmania for Horticulture, Botany, and the Advancement of Science. In 1911 the name was shortened to Royal Society of Tasmania.
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