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ANNUAL, REPORT OF THE Off. Doc. 



KEPORT OF THE ORNITHOLOGIST. 



By Pkof. H, a Scbface, Harrisburg. 



During the past year the corrrespondcnce by your Ornithologist, 

 concerning birds by which was directly traceable to his position with 

 this honorable Board, has not been very great, but the correspon- 

 dence and receipts of specimens of birds in his office of Economic 

 Zoologist has been considerable and worthy of note here. The list 

 of specials of which specimens were received or inquiries made dur- 

 ing the year 1907 is as follows : 



American Bittern — 2 specimens. 



American Goldfinch or Thistle Bird— 1 specimen. 



American Goshawk or Northern Hen Hawk. Several specimens received last 



fall and before that time practically none received. This shows there was 



then a flight of them to the South. 

 Barn Owl — 1 specimen. 

 Brunnich's Murre — 1 specimen. 

 Birds— Notes on Arrivals. Observations. How to Preserve Birds. Foreigners 



shooting birds. Not killed by spray liquids. Fall migrations. 

 Blackbirds, injuring English Walnuts. How to get rid of Blackbirds. 

 Bluebirds — 4 specimens. 

 Blue Heron — 2 specimens. » 



Bluejays — 4 specimens. ' 



Broad-winged Hawk — 1 specimen. 

 Canary — 1 specimen. 



Carolina Rail — 1 specimen. ' 



Catbird — 2 specimens. 

 Cedar Bird — -1 specimen. 

 Cedar Waxwing — 3 specimens. 

 Chickadee — 1 specimen. 

 Chipping Sparrow — 3 specimens. 

 Crossbill — 6 specimens. 

 Crows — 8 specimens. 



Dipper — 1 specimen. ' 



Duck Hawk — 1 specimen. 



Eagle, Bald — 1 specimen. • 



English Sparrow, suppression of — 2 specimens. 

 Flicker — 3 specimens. 

 Grebe — 1 specimen. 



Grebe, Horned — 2 specimens. ! 



Green Heron — 2 specimens. 

 Grosbeak, Cardinal — 1 specimen. 

 Grosbeak, Pine — 4 specimens. 

 Hawk. One specimen killed 19 birds. Protection of Hawks. Specimen in 



Barn. 

 Young Hawk — 1 specimen. 



Hawk, Cooper's — 1 specimen. ' ■ 



Hawk, Red-shouldered— 4 specimens. 



