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Punta Gorda, J. L,. Sandlin, ‘Birds of all kinds are at least 74 less 
than 15 years ago, and some very nearly extinct. 
The flamingo, that used to stand in flocks of 50 
to 200, are now not to be found at all. The 
egret, roseate spoonbill, turkey, deer and alli- 
gator, not so many by %.”’ 4, 3. 
Myers, E. M. Rennolds, ‘““Wild turkeys and migratory birds 
have decreased one-half. Ducks have decreased 
500 per cent. in the time mentioned. The plume 
birds are decreasing faster than any others ; 
about ;, as many as 15 years ago. . . . Lf the 
present state of affairs continues for 15 years, I 
think I could safely say that all [birds| would be 
extinct, or practically so, except the quazl.’’? One 
contributing cause, Seminole Indians. 4. 
Grant, Brevard Co., Miss OQ. H. Latham, ‘‘ Birds are decreasing; not 4 
remain. Many birds are shot by tourists. The 
paroquet is nearly extinct. Hunters say there 
are only 3 flocks known to remain in the state. 
Very few egrets remain, as Indians hunt them 
regardless of the bird laws—but the white men 
are as guilty as the red men.” 4. 
Tarpon Springs, W.S. Dickinson, ‘‘Of the smaller birds, not over half 
as many as 10 years ago. Of egrets and herons, 
not ;5.’’ Cause for decrease of small birds, 
unknown; others, 4. 
Ozona, Oliver Tinny, ‘‘Birds are decreasing in our locality. 
Not over &% as many now as 15 
years ago.’’ 3, 4. 
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Tallahassee, Prof. F. W. Talley, ‘‘I think birds have decreased 1% with- 
in the past 15 years.”’ 2, 
Georgia :— 
Augusta, CD) Perkins; Decreasing; ‘‘about % asmany.”’ 17, 3. 
Augusta, A. H. Miegel, Decreasing; about ;4, asmany. ‘‘ Have 
known white men to kill a whole covey of half- 
grown quail as they were huddled on the ground, 
Have known them to kill doves off the nest, 
Negroes in this section kill every kind of bird 
they can point their loaded pot-metal at, in or 
out of season. Becoming extinct: quail, doves, 
summer ducks, woodcock, yellow-hammer.’’ 17, 
Bam: 
Kirkwood, Robert Windsor Smith, Birds are decreasing. One-half re- 
main. Bob white is the only game bird here. 
. Larks and robins are killed in winter, 
mostly by boys. The game laws are not en- 
forced. 1,8. 
Macon, Dr. H. McHatton, ‘‘Birds and game of all kinds are 
decreasing very rapidly here. ‘Taking birds of 
all types, not over 4% remain. [Causes] : shoot- 
ing in the breeding season, market hunting, and 
the rapid increase of hunters of all classes. . 
In this section there are not more than 5 of the 
ducks there used to be, and geese and swans are 
things of the past.’’ 
