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Pueblo, W. F. Doertenbach, ‘‘ Warblers, thrushes, sparrows and 
other small birds have increased, but doves, 
passenger pigeons, ducks and other native game 
birds have decreased. . . . Antelope, mountain 
sheep and elk rapidly diminishing.”’ 1, 3. 
Buford, J. M. Campbell, ‘“No perceptible decrease in birds, 
except geese, ducks and grouse, of which there 
are 34 asmany. Buffalo are practically extinct, 
and beaver becoming so. With proper legisla- 
tion, and attention from game wardens, our big 
game will last a long time—if the Indians can 
be kept off the winter range of deer.’’ 1, 5. 
Dotsero, J. T. Meier, Game birds have decreased about 
three-fourths : other birds have increased nearly 
4%. Natural enemies, especially hawks, very 
destructive to grouse. 
Colorado generally, B. G. Voigt, ‘‘ Yes, birds are decreasing. About 
half remain. 9, 15, 2. Becoming extinct : ptar- 
migan, all species of grouse, brown creeper and 
lazuli finch; beaver, antelope and elk. Cannot 
tell how long antelope will last. There are more 
killed by coyotes than sportsmen. I saw five 
attacked in one day, and two were killed. 
Mountain sheep are on the increase. Saw one 
bunch of 35 at , and several bunches of from 
5 to 12 near Saw one mountain goat in 9 
years.”’ 
Beulah, D. P. Ingraham, ‘‘ Except migratory and game birds, the birds 
are not materially decreasing. All mammals are 
becoming rare. Becoming extinct : dusky grouse, 
deer, elk, mountain sheep, beaver and antelope. 
Buffalo entirely gone. So far as birds are con- 
cerned, I think the game law was framed by and 
in the interest of sportsmen.’’ 1. 
Arizona :— 
Nore.—It is apparent that in this territory, bird life is very sensitive to climatic 
and food conditions. The margin on which the birds survive is so narrow that it is 
easily disturbed. 
Tucson, Herbert Brown, ‘‘Quail in former times were very 
numerous, now equally as scarce. This decrease 
is not attributable to hunters, but to two succes- 
sive seasons of drought, and the destruction of 
vegetation by an overstock of cattle. Other 
birds have probably been driven from the coun- 
try through like cause. The past several seasons 
have been favorable for vegetation, and as the 
ranges have been practically stripped of stock, 
bird life is rapidly returning. . . . Indian mar- 
ket hunters were fast killing out the big game, 
but that is now prevented.”’ 
Phoenix, ~ Geo. F. Breninger, [Only two years a resident.] ‘‘ From 
what I have been told, Gambel’s quail were once 
much more numerous than now. Wild turkey 
were common throughout the timbered moun- 
tains on the border, now one can scarcely be 
seen. Ducks stop now only far down on the 
Gila. We all know that game birds and mam- 
mals are decreasing; the number slain each 
year, together with deaths through natural 
