Research Communica on flight feathers useless (Alves et al. 2010; Fitzwater 1982). Birdlime has a long history of use in many parts of the world with the earliest written records in the West dating to ancient Greece (MacPherson 1897). Birdlime was a particularly important hunting strategy before modern firearms became widely available (MacPherson 1897). Although most effective against smaller avifauna, birdlime has also been employed to capture large birds such as waterfowl, cranes, raptors, and pheasants (MacPherson 1897). Insects (MacPherson 1897) and small mammals (Fitzwater 1982) can also be taken by "liming", and Burton (1918) even reported observing indigenous hunters capturing tigers (Panthera tigris L. Felidae) with birdlime in India.
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