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In addition, however, to those letters it submits extracts from the 

 following which are also from men well versed in ornithological 

 science, all addressed to B. H. Warren, M. D., Chairman of the 

 Committee, as follows : 



PORTLAND, Conn., March 8, '86. 



You were very kind to send me a copy of the "Daily Local News" 

 containing your repoit on the obnoxious laws of your State relative 

 to the killing of hawks and owls. Having had considerable experi- 

 ence with our local rapacious birds during the past twenty years, I 

 consider them decidedly beneficial to the tarmer, most of the com- 

 plaint having reference lo Accipiter Cooperi and velox Hope you 

 will be successful in your effort to get the law repealed. 



Respectfully, JOHN H. SAGE. 



AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGIST'S UNION ) 

 New York, March 8, '86, f 



Thanks for the two copies of the "Daily Local News." The mat- 

 ter is first-class and just to the point. I have always advocated the 

 protection of the birds of prey. I can use 50 copies of the paper 

 to advantage. I enclose 50 cents ; please have the publisher send 

 me that number. Very truly yours, WM. DUTCH ER. 



AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGISTS' UNION, 

 Committee on the Protection of North American Birds. 



New York, March 12, 1886. 

 The A. O. U. Committee on the protection of birds, recognizing 

 the great importance of the report of your Committee on the rseful- 

 ness of hawks and owls to the farmer, has instructed me to purchase, 

 if possible, 100 copies of the paper containing your report, and to 

 ask if we may have the privilege of repruitiiig it, either in whole or 

 in part, in the interest of the cause, if at any time we should find it 

 convenient to do so. Your report is directly in the line of our work 

 and could not fail to be a telling influence for good if well circulated. 

 Very truly yours, EUGENE P. BICKNELL, Sec'y. 



From Prof. Samuel Aughey, State Geologist of Nebraska. ) 



Lincoln, Neb., April 9, 18S6. | 



Every one, however, who will take the pains to dissect such hawks 

 and owls as the savages kill and leave by the wayside unburied, will 

 find that (heir food is mainly made up of such animal forms as are 

 most injurious to the agricultural and horticultural interests of the 

 land. 



I rejoice greatly that you are engaged in these new gospel labors, 

 which, like the old gospel, require line upon line and precept upon 

 precept. Y(;urs sincerely, SAMUEL AUG HLY. 



From the Vice President of American Ornithologists' LTnion. \ 



Washington, I). C, March 31, 1S86 j 

 Responding to your request for my opinion respecting tlie useful- 



