cited. These lecoids wonlii have lieeii irnu-h iiior« 

 valuable had sueh iustiuctive daia been added, and, I 

 auj quite eonfideuf they would have proven that llie 

 culprits, in the vast uuijoritv of cases, were one or the 

 other of the followina; species: 



Sharp-shiuued Hawk, I'igeou Hawli. 



Cooper's Hawk, Great Horned Owl, 



Goshawk, Marred Owl. 



Duck Hawk. 



The failure lo particularize the birds of prey by 

 their common names, is due, in many instances, to a, 

 lack of proper information concerning these grievously 

 persecuted birds. As there can be little doubt on 

 this score it certainly is high time that the State of 

 Pennsylvania, if prompted by no other reason than 

 that of economy, should give wide circulation to this 

 and other popular reports dealing in a plain way, 

 with the economic relations of our wild animals, many 

 of which are rapidly disappearing as civilization ad- 

 vances. 



For many years the people of the Keystone Com 

 niouwealth gave no attention whatever to the forestry 

 question and the result has been the loss of millions of 

 dollars. However, in the last five or six years the 

 great importance of this much neglected subject, 

 through the indefatigable efforts of our able and efti 

 I'ient Commissioner of Forestry, Dr. Jos. T. Kothrock. 

 the members of the Pennsylvania State Forestr.v 

 Association, assisted by the wise approvals of Govern 

 ors, Robert E. Pattison and Daniel H. Hastings, has 

 become apparent and a strong public sentiment in be 

 lialf of forest restoration and protection is the result. 



In this connection it should be stated that the For- 

 estry legislation gained up to this point is merely pre 

 paratory to the work proper. If provides the basis 



