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limbs wen' Itrnkcii li.v tlicir wciirlit. All tlics;' crmiitli'ss iiiMiihiTs n; will 

 [)iiie(>iis liiive disapitoarcd. and iKitwitlistaiidiui,' hundreds (if dollars have 

 been off"red for evidence (if the (iccnrrence (ir nesting of these birds in 

 recent years, no authentic rciKirt lias been received. S]ieciticully. it may 

 be said a reward of $],ri(lO f(ir kudwledge of a nesting jiair of Wild Pigeons 

 was iTcently made by members (if the Xatioiial Association of Audubon 

 Soci(-ties. The reward stood fur two yeai-s closiuir Decembei' 1. T.ill. and 

 no ( ne came forward to claim the pri/.e. 



In view of these facts it is apiiroiiriatt' to refer to the last reports of 

 the (iccurr( nee of the Passenger Pigeon in Indiana, some of which have 

 been iireN'iously jirinted. 



Fraidvlin (".uiity, near ();ik Forest. July 1."!, ls;)s. nesting. October 2o. 

 1M)S. .'-een. .Inly K'. Isii'.), noted. May is. P.hk;. July 13. P.tOti. several 

 seen and r(iMirt(^d nestii\g. 



A bird of this species was taken in Shelby ('^unty. September 24, 

 180s. and was mounted and preserved. 1 have seen this specimen. 



Other Indiana sjiecimeus of the Passenger Pigeon known (o me are as 

 follows: 



(»ue of two foinid dead in winter in the wonds near Prookville, Ind., is 

 still in the collection of the writer. 'i"he other was iiri'sciited to a 

 nniseuni in Europe. 



My inforniation is thei'e is a specimen now in Uichmond, Ind.. obtained 

 b,\ Allierl Slauber in Sejitcmber. 1S72: also another in the collection of 

 lOarlham Colli'ge, obtained by John P.. I »ongan in the fall of IsT.'J. Mr. 

 Walter S. Italliff sa.\s these were obtained at the great pigeon roost in 

 Center Townshij). Wayne ("ounty. three nnles west of Kichniond. 



The last verified record for this State is from I''rauklin County. Two 

 birds were set'ii, and one was shot, near I.;iuiel. .\pril .'I. iniU. The sjieci- 

 nien taken was submitted to the writer for verilicat ion and was returned 

 to .Mr. (\ K. Mnchmore, the owner, at Laurel. 

 Ilcniiil 'riinixJi. Turdus aonalaschkoe pdla^ii (Cib ). 



.Mr. (". II. Smilb rcpMts one at .\ew ('a-tle. lud.. November io. I'.irj. 



Mr. Philip P.aker to k ;i bird of this s|ie(ies near 1 ielmsliuri;. P.rowa 

 Connt.v. Ii;d., .lanuar.v '.». I'.Hl. He scut me the wings ami t:iil for verili- 

 cat ion. 

 Ardcd In iixlid.s ii-firdi. IJidgwa.x. 



In his paper ".^ Ke\isi(ai of the fiaaus of the (Ji'ent P.liie Heron 



