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THE PASSENGER PIGEON IN PENNSYLVANIA 



mission for selling the birds. That was about 7 cents 

 for each bird. They went to the nesting colonies on 

 Trout Brook, Nelson Creek and Dingman's Run, when 

 the squabs were ready to be caught for the markets, 

 and secured another wagon load of birds for their 

 New York customers. They found about 125 fat 

 young birds in every 100 nests that they took the squabs 

 from that year. Some years the rate would be as 

 high as 150 squabs from 100 nests; and some years 

 less that 105 young birds from 100 nests. None of these 

 colonies were in squares or rectangles. They were ir- 

 regular, following the bends of the creeks, and upon 

 the hilltops beyond, in hemlock and hardwood trees. 



