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.
牠们被捕捉 身上的肉数以吨计地被贩售 这并不困难，因为当牠们一大群飞降地面时 会十分稠密地聚在一起 上百位猎人及网子此时一出动 就扑杀成千上百的旅鸽