

174 The Ottawa Naturalist. [March 



PASSENGER PIGEON INVESTIGATION. 



February 14, 1912. 

 List of Rewards with Conditions Governing Them. 



One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) Reward. For first in- 

 formation, exclusive and confidential, of the location of a nesting 

 pair or colony of passenger pigeons, anywhere in North America; 

 when properly confirmed and if found by confirming party with 

 parent birds and eggs or young UNDISTURBED: 



Colonel Anthony R. Kuser will pay a reward of . . . .$300 

 John E. Thayer will pay a reward of !$700 



For first nesting discovered thereafter in the following 

 States will be paid by: 



John Burroughs, New York $100 



A. B. F. Kinney, Massachusetts 100 



Anonymous, Massachusetts, for 2d find 100 



Allan B. Miller, for 1st nesting found in Worcester Co., Mass. 20 



Edward Avis, Connecticut 100 



Harry S. Hathaway, Rhode Island 100 



Worthington Society, New Jersey 100 



John Dryden Kuser, for 2d nesting found in New Jersey. . . 10 

 Henrv W. Shoemaker, Penna. $200 (adds $25, if nest is 



protected) 22 5 



W. B. Mershon, Michigan 100 



R. W. Mathews, Minnesota 100 



Ruthven Deane, Illinois 50 



John E. Thayer, Me., N. H., Vt., Ont., Wis., $100 each 500 



John Lewis Childs, for first three nestings not entitled to any 



of the above rewards, '$200 each 600 



The purpose of these offers is to secure an intelligent search 

 of the American continent for breeding pigeons in the hope 

 that, if found, the species may be saved from extermination. 



All above rewards are offered solely and only for information 

 of location of undisturbed nestings. We do not desire possession 

 of any birds, alive or dead, but are working solely to save the free, 

 wild pigeon. 



To insure intelligence and good faith informants of nestings 

 are advised to enclose or agree to forfeit at least $5 in case they 

 have failed to identify the birds correctly. This is only fair, 

 since the amount may cover but a small part of the costs occa- 

 sioned by a false report. The money will be immediately 

 returned, if the birds are found to be passenger pigeons (Ecto- 

 pistes migratorius). In the case of nesting pigeons, there can 

 be no excuse for sending in false reports. Disregard all nests on 



