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Smithsonian Institution, Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, 600 Maryland Ave., S.W., Suite 2001, Washington ...

Does anyone in the Ocean State hunt the bold birds and serve them for their own, inexpensive Thanksgiving dinners?