▁tro g ons ▁and ▁qu etz als ▁from ▁Central ▁and ▁South ▁America , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁birds ▁of ▁parad ise ▁from ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁New ▁Guinea ▁some ▁of ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁collected ▁by ▁Alfred ▁Russ el ▁Wal lace .. ▁The ▁police ▁announced ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁that ▁a ▁ 2 2 - year - old ▁US ▁citiz en , ▁Ed win ▁R ist , ▁had ▁been ▁arrested , ▁in ▁the ▁Tr ing ▁area , ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁the ft ▁and ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁bird ▁sk ins ▁had ▁been ▁recovered . ▁R ist ▁st ole ▁the ▁birds ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁s elling ▁the ▁fe athers ▁in ▁Victor ian ▁sal mon ▁f lies , ▁to ▁raise ▁money ▁to ▁buy ▁a ▁gold ▁fl ute . ▁The ▁story ▁was ▁featured ▁on ▁N PR ' s ▁This ▁American ▁Life , ▁" The ▁Fe ather ▁He ist ". ▁Ed win ▁R ist , ▁a ▁student ▁at ▁The ▁Royal ▁Academy ▁of ▁Music , ▁ple aded ▁guilty ▁to ▁the ▁the ft ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁R ist ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁ 1 2 - month ▁j ail ▁sentence , ▁susp ended ▁for ▁two ▁years , ▁and ▁a ▁super vision ▁order . ▁ ▁The ▁sentence ▁was ▁relatively ▁low ▁because ▁R ist ▁claimed ▁he ▁had ▁As per gers . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁required ▁to ▁rep ay ▁£ 1 2 5 , 1 5 0 , ▁the ▁estimated ▁proceed s ▁from