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‘“Herons and egrets, generally’’; ‘‘ plume birds’’ . 12 reports. 
“Sawks;cenerally": ss wa) AO) Seen, pane, SP ee ee 
“Owls, senerally 7 == 25. o et ee 
Wild Turkey (AZeleagris pale Tae pret alate)” 
Ruffed Grouse (Lonasa umbellus) , : PAN eer 
Pinnated Grouse ; Prairie Hen( Tympanuchus 
americanus ), 13%» Ss 
Heath Hen ann Aaioy: atk ie 
Passenger Pigeon (£ctopistes ene Bs), Cre ys 
Blue Bird (Szalza szalis) , ipa 
Carolina Paroquet (Conurus carolinensis) , Bape 
Wood Duck (472% sfonsa), De as 
Flamingo (Phenicopterus ruber) , 1a 
Roseate Spoonbill (Ajaja ajaja), SiS 
White Heron (47dea GeO Lor es 
Ivory-billed Woodpecker (Coppepnines: p Pai eC is 
Pileated Woodpecker (Ceophleus pileatus), the ie 
California Vulture (Pseudogryphus Pan re ee 1 ee 
From a much larger number of birds and mammals than are 
included in the above lists, these have been selected because there 
is good reason to believe that, under present conditions, they are 
all certain to become practically extinct ‘throughout the whole 
United States within a few years. For the majority of the above, 
total extinction—which means the death of the last individual of 
a species or race—probably is far away. ‘The qualified term, 
practical extinction, now destined to come into very general use, 
may properly be applied to any species which has become so rare 
in a state of nature that it is an impossibility to discover living 
representatives by seeking for them. The larger and more con- 
spicuous the quadruped or bird, the more quickly it is extermi- 
nated. All persons who have any regard for the preservation of 
the few wild herds of elk, antelope, deer, mountain sheep and other 
‘“big game ’’ mammals that still exist in our country, should be 
warned by the fate of the great northern herd of American bison, 
and act in time. In 1880 it was estimated by the hunters and fur- 
buyers of Montana that ‘‘the buffalo range’’ of Montana, Wy- 
oming and western Dakota contained 500,000 buffaloes; and I 
think the estimate was not over the mark. On June 1, 1883, 
less than 400 individuals remained; and it was several years 
