Mr. SAMUEL
, pursuant to his reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 4th April, 1928; Col.
| The following is a List of Birds the plumage of which has been illegally imported and confiscated by the Customs Authorities under the Importation of Plumage (Prohibition) Act, 1921, for each half-year from the 1st January, 1925, to 31st December, 1927, together with the approximate quantity of plumage involved in each case. |
| Name of Bird. |
Type of Plumage. |
1925. |
1926. |
1927. |
| 1 Jan.-30 June. |
1 July-31 Dec. |
1 Jan.-30 June. |
1 July-31 Dec. |
1 Jan.-30 June. |
1 July-31 Dec. |
| Albatross |
Skin |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Avocet |
Skin |
— |
— |
1 |
1 |
— |
— |
| Bird of Paradise |
Skins |
3 |
2 |
1 |
19 |
3 |
— |
|
Millinery mounts |
24 |
8 |
5 |
6 |
10 |
7 |
|
Single feathers |
— |
12 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Heads |
— |
— |
1 |
1 |
— |
— |
|
Tails |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
| Bittern |
Skin |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Blue Bird |
Skin |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Bo'sun Bird |
Single feathers |
— |
— |
12 |
20 |
— |
— |
| Budgerigar |
Skins |
— |
— |
— |
— |
2 |
— |
| Bustard (other than exempt kind). |
Skin |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Bundles of feathers |
— |
7 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Bee Eater |
Stuffed bird |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
| Cassowary |
Head, mounted |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Single feathers |
— |
— |
40 |
— |
— |
— |
| Cockatoo |
Wings |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Crests |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Fans |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
| Condor |
Quills |
— |
6 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Coot (Yellow-billed). |
Skin |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Cormorant |
Ladies' stoles |
— |
2 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Caps |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Collars |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Cowbird |
Wing feathers |
17 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Crane |
Single feathers |
— |
— |
24 |
— |
— |
— |
|
Millinery mounts |
2
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Skins |
— |
2 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Crane (African-crowned). |
Piece of skin |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
|
Heads |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
2 |
| Crone (Crested) |
Crest |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
| Cuckoo, Emerald |
Skin |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
| Diver (Buck Throated). |
Necklets |
13 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Diver (Red Throated). |
Dress, etc., trimmings |
5 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Eagle |
Quills |
— |
54 |
— |
— |
6 |
2 |
|
Skin |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Wings |
— |
— |
— |
— |
2 |
— |
| Eagle Hawk |
Wings |
4 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Eagle Owl |
Made-up birds |
24 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Egret |
Wings |
2 |
— |
2 |
— |
4 |
2 |
|
Millinery mounts |
24 |
21 |
8 |
6 |
17 |
8 |
|
Single feathers |
363 |
266 |
168 |
2,780(a) |
93 |
162 (g) |
|
Bundles of feathers |
14 |
335(b) |
62 |
— |
— |
6 |
|
Skins |
— |
60(c) |
2 |
— |
— |
— |
|
Fans |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
52 |
| Emu |
Bundles of feathers |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Tails |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Skins |
360 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Millinery mounts |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
1 |
|
Single feathers |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
20 |
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| Name of Bird. |
Type of Plumage. |
1925. |
1926. |
1927. |
| 1 Jan.-30 June. |
1 July-31 Dec. |
1 Jan.-30 June. |
1 July-31 Dec. |
1 Jan.-30 June. |
1 July-31 Dec. |
| Finch |
Skin |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
| Florican |
Piece of skin |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
| Flamingo |
Wings |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
18 |
| [...] |
Skins |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
2 |
| Goose (Pigmy) |
Skin |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
| Goshaw (S. African). |
Wings |
— |
2 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Goura |
Millinery mounts |
2 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Grebe |
Skins |
259(d) |
3 |
— |
— |
1 |
1 |
|
Necklets |
6 |
1 |
— |
4 |
— |
— |
|
Ladies' stoles |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Dress, etc., trimmings |
20 |
1 |
— |
2 |
— |
— |
|
Millinery mounts |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
|
Packet of plumage |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Greenfinch |
Skins |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
| Guinea Fowl (Vulturine) |
Skins |
— |
2 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Hawk |
Single feathers |
— |
12 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Skins |
— |
— |
— |
3 |
— |
— |
|
Wings |
— |
— |
— |
— |
2 |
— |
| Heron |
Millinery mounts |
50 |
18 |
11 |
7 |
3 |
4 |
|
Wings |
2 |
2 |
— |
- |
— |
— |
|
Tufts |
6 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Bundles of feathers |
2 |
— |
12 |
— |
— |
— |
|
Skin |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Single feathers |
— |
12 |
— |
140 |
— |
— |
|
Heads |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
|
Tail |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
| Heron (White) |
Skins |
— |
— |
— |
— |
2 |
— |
| Hornbill |
Skin |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
| Humming Bird |
Skins |
4 |
3 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Imitation made-up birds. |
— |
— |
— |
— |
2 |
— |
|
Millinery mounts |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
2 |
| Hoopoe |
Stuffed bird |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
| Ibis Scarlet |
Wing |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
| "Indian Jay" |
Wings |
— |
— |
2 |
— |
— |
— |
| Indian Love Bird. |
Wings |
— |
— |
2 |
— |
— |
— |
| Indian Mango Bird. |
Skins |
— |
— |
2 |
— |
— |
— |
| Indian Boiler |
Wings |
2 |
10 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
|
Tails |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Skins |
— |
2 |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
|
Single feathers |
— |
— |
5 |
5 |
— |
8 |
|
Feather fan |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
|
Feather work picture |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
| Jay, Blue |
Skins |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
|
Wings |
— |
5 |
— |
— |
— |
3 |
|
Tails |
— |
2 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Single feathers |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
12 |
| Jungle Cock and Jungle Fowl. |
Skins |
— |
1 |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
|
Tails |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Millinery mounts |
— |
4 |
4 |
— |
— |
— |
|
Single feathers |
— |
— |
12 |
— |
24 |
— |
|
Bundles of feathers |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
3 |
|
Feather handbag |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
| Kea |
Wings |
5 |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
| Kingfisher |
Articles containing small pieces of feather. |
40 |
— |
71 |
28 |
11 |
93 |
|
Millinery mounts |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
2 |
|
Fans |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
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| Name of Bird. |
Type of Plumage. |
1925. |
1926. |
1927. |
| 1 Jan.-30 June |
1 July-31 Dec. |
1 Jan.-30 June. |
1 July-31 Dec. |
1 Jan.-30 June. |
1 July-31 Dec. |
| Kingfisher—cont. |
Wings |
— |
— |
2 |
— |
— |
— |
|
Skin |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
| Lyre Bird |
Tails |
— |
2 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Love Bird |
Skins |
— |
— |
— |
— |
2 |
— |
| Lory |
Wings |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
10 |
|
Tails |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
4 |
|
Head |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
3 |
| "Native Turkey" |
Single feathers |
— |
— |
20 |
— |
— |
— |
| Oyster Catcher |
Skin |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
| Owl |
Head |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
|
Tails |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
|
Skins |
— |
1 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
|
|
Wings |
— |
2 |
2 |
— |
— |
— |
| Parakeet (Yellow) |
Skin |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Parakeet |
Single feathers |
— |
12 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Skin |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
| Parrot |
Skins |
1 |
4 |
— |
1 |
1 |
— |
|
Wings |
7 |
49 |
19 |
22 |
4 |
19 |
|
Bundles of feathers |
— |
2 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Millinery mounts |
— |
3 |
1 |
3 |
— |
1 |
|
Tails |
— |
2 |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
|
Single feathers |
— |
— |
12 |
42 |
76 |
29 |
|
Artificial flowers |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
4 |
| Peacock |
Fans |
34 |
14 |
30 |
8 |
21 |
145(h) |
|
Single feathers |
14 |
120 |
478 |
316 |
282 |
101 |
|
Articles containing a piece of feather. |
132 |
— |
— |
— |
4 |
— |
|
Millinery mounts |
— |
576 (e) |
2 |
1 |
18 |
16 |
|
Made-up birds |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
2 |
|
Skin |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
|
Tails |
— |
— |
— |
2 |
— |
2 |
|
Wings |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
|
Feather whisks |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
2 |
|
Bundle of feathers |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
| Pelican |
Head |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Wings |
— |
2 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Single feathers |
— |
24 |
— |
— |
2 |
— |
|
Skins |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
| Penguin |
Skins |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
| Pigeon (Bronze Wing). |
Wings |
2 |
4 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Pigeon (Burma) |
Wings |
— |
— |
2 |
2 |
— |
— |
|
Tails |
— |
— |
1 |
1 |
— |
— |
| Pheasant (Argus) |
Millinery mounts |
142 |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Fans |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
|
Skins |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Single feathers |
— |
65 |
— |
120 |
6 |
22 |
| Pheasant (Blood) |
Skin |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
| Pheasant (Chinese). |
Millinery mounts |
5 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Wings |
— |
— |
2 |
— |
— |
— |
| Pheasant (Copper). |
Fans |
— |
45 |
11 |
— |
— |
22 |
|
Featherwork picture |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
| Pheasant (Koklas). |
Single feathers |
3 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Pheasant (Lady Amherst). |
Millinery mounts |
1 |
576(e) |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
|
Dress, etc., trimmings |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Skins |
— |
— |
2 |
— |
— |
— |
| Pheasant (Moonal). |
Skins |
2 |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Heads |
2 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Tails |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Pheasant (Reeves) |
Fans |
— |
— |
11 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
|
Single feathers |
— |
— |
— |
150 |
— |
— |
|
Millinery mounts |
— |
— |
— |
2 |
— |
— |
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| Name of Bird. |
Type of Plumage |
1925. |
1926. |
1927. |
| 1 Jan.-30 June. |
1 July-31 Dec. |
1 Jan.-30 June. |
1 July-31 Dec. |
1 Jan.-30 June. |
1 July-31 Dec. |
| Pheasant (Reeves and Copper). |
"Menu," etc., cards, each ornamented with a few feathers of these birds. |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
200 |
| Quetzal |
Millinery mounts |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Rhea Americana |
Sample packet |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Rhea Darwini |
Sample packet |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Single feathers |
— |
12 |
84 |
84 |
— |
— |
| Rook |
Single feathers |
— |
— |
— |
5 |
— |
— |
|
Featherwork picture |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
| Sparrow |
Skin |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
| Sparrow Hawk |
Wings |
— |
4 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Starling, Glossy |
Millinery mounts |
2 |
— |
— |
— |
2 |
— |
| Stork, Adjutant |
Single feathers |
12 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Fan |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
| Stork, Leptoptilus |
Bundles of feathers |
18(f) |
— |
— |
— |
— |
6 |
|
Wings |
3 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Fans |
1 |
2 |
— |
— |
4 |
1 |
|
Single feathers |
38 |
28 |
45 |
47 |
2 |
— |
|
Packets of feathers |
3 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Millinery mounts |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
| Sun Bird |
Millinery mounts |
2 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Skins |
— |
2 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Swan |
Single feathers |
— |
44 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Fans |
— |
4 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Necklets |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
| Sand Lark |
Stuffed bird |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
| Teal (Falcated) |
Millinery mounts |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Teal (Baikal) |
Single feathers |
— |
— |
— |
— |
400 |
— |
| Thrush |
Skins |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
| Vulture |
Millinery mounts |
2 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Water Hen |
Skin |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
| Waxwing |
Skin |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Wood Snipe |
Skin |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
| Wigeon (Chiloe) |
Skin |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Wattle Bird |
Wing |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
| Woodpecker |
Skins |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
2 |
| Woodpecker (Golden). |
Single feathers |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
12 |
| Miscellaneous |
Packets containing plumage not identified but within the prohibition. |
19 |
11 |
8 |
7 |
11 |
4 |
| (a) includes about 2,000 single feathers produced by a passenger to the Customs Officers on importation. |
| (b) 325 of the bundles formed the subject of legal proceedings against the importer, who was fined &£50 in London. |
| (c) These skins were included in a consignment of goods sent from Khartum and marked "for British Empire Exhibition, 1925." The consignee disclaimed all responsibility for the inclusion of the plumage in the consignment and asked to be allowed to divert it to Amsterdam. The request was refused and the plumage confiscated. |
| (d) 200 of these skins represent a consignment sent to this country from Germany without being ordered by the importer for sale on commission. |
| (e) One consignment of sports hat mounts containing only a small portion of this prohibited plumage in each mount. |
| (f) These included 10 bundles, which proved the subject of legal proceedings against the passenger, who was fined &£5 at Plymouth. |
| (g) The importer of 51 of these feathers was convicted and fined &£5 and &£2 2s. 0d. costs at the Thames Police Court. |
| (h) Largely presents sent to friends in this country by the troops in China. The troops have been informed that the practice is illegal. |
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