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THE PASSENGER PIGEON IN PENNSYLVANIA 



roosts at night and shot them from their perch, bring- 

 ing them away by the bag-full. 



At this time referred to, there were thousands of 

 acres of virgin timber, consisting of beech, hemlock, 

 sugar and chestnut, in the locality where the birds were 

 seen. Since then the mountain has been denuded of 

 large timber by the operation of large sawmills and 

 coal operations. — Altoona Tribune. 



