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Excerpt from Report of the Chief of the Division of Biological Survey for 1905
Practically all Of the cage birds and many of the game birds were imported through New York, and 95 consignments, embracing all but a small proportion Of the total number, were inspected by the Depart ment inspectors there. Besides these entries there were imported 300 mammals, canaries, miscellaneous birds, and 200 reptiles (chie¿y turtles and snakes) which did not require the issue of permits.
Most of the birds brought in were cage birds, but a large number Of game birds were imported for aviaries and a few for stocking covers. These included pheasants, 300 quail, 450 partridges, 300 ducks, and 600 miscellaneous game birds. Twenty thousand pigeons and doves were imported chie¿y domesticated Species for breeding purposes.
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