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Texas :— 
NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 
33°;  bluebirds, 50%; deer, 509%. Decrease of 
deer due to hound-hunting, and clearing up of 
their ranges ; also killing in snow (in violation 
of game laws), as they become quite gentle in 
the summer months. Bearsrapidly disappearing; 
found only in thick cane-brakes of bottom lands. 
4, 3, 12. 
San Antonio. H. P. Attwater: ‘‘ Birds are undoubtedly decreasing, some 
species more than others. Probably 74 remain. 
Becoming extinct: prairie hen (several terns, 
herons and egrets on the coast), black bear, ja- 
guar, antelope, beaver, golden eagle and bald 
eagle ; some others rapidly diminishing—such as 
wild turkey, pelican, deer, puma and others.”’ 
Ole 
Goodnight (Armstrong Co.) Chas. Goodnight. In comparison with the 
San Antonio. 
Galveston. 
number of birds 15 years ago, there are only one- 
fourth. All important species of birds and quad- 
rupeds are becoming extinct. 
Arthur H. W. Norton. ‘‘ Have not noticed any great de- 
crease, except in prairie chickens, turkeys and 
road-runners.’’ 
A. R. Shearer. ‘‘ Decidedly decreasing. Based on water- 
Indian Territory :— 
Eufaula. Charles Gibson. ‘‘ About 9-10 of the birds have been destroyed. 
McAlester. 
Catousa. 
littlSase ly: 
M. J. Witt. 
M. C. Witmer. 
C. Perryman. 
fowl, 4% [remain] or even less. But land birds 
have not suffered so much, except J/. gallopavo. 
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The most destructive agency is the white men 
from near the border of the IndiamTerritory, 
who have no right to hunt within our borders. 
Becoming extinct: bear, deer, turkey, geese, 
ducks, prairie chickens, quails, squirrels and 
even rabbits. The country has been overrun 
with game-hogs, for we have no game laws in the 
Territory which the white men respect.”’ 
‘“About 4% as many birds here now as 20 years 
ALONE LO ,EOE 
‘“ About 1 as many wild turkeys and prairie 
chickens. Other birds about the same.’’ 5, 8. 
“Prairie chicken nearly extinct. Five out of 
a thousand remain. Quails, %; turkeys, 4; 
destroyed by hunters from outside—whites, not 
Indians. If the whites who make a practice of 
coming in here and destroying game are not re- 
stricted, there will be no game here in a few 
years.”’ 
WESTERN AND SOUTH-WESTERN STATES AND TERRITORIES. 
Montana :-— 
Anaconda. 
Vic Smith. 
‘‘ Birds have decreased very perceptibly. I very 
much doubtif there are % as many. . . . Ducks, 
geese, grouse, sage hen, fool hen and partridge 
were very scarce this season. I _ consider 
the members of the gun clubs responsible for 
