These birds were hunted for meat that was sold by the ton, and it was easy to do because when those big flocks came down to the ground, they were so dense that hundreds of hunters and netters could show up and slaughter them by the tens of thousands.
Estas aves eran cazadas por su carne que se vendía por toneladas, y era sencillo hacerlo porque cuando esas enormes bandadas bajaban al suelo, eran tan densas, que cientos de cazadores aparecían con sus redes y masacraban a decenas de miles de aves.