sixlcen, contained poultry (cliic-keus or ducks), game 

 birds (quail or wild ducks) and small wild birds of 

 which the following species were identified: 



Meadow Lark, Gray-cheeked Thrush. 



Warbler, Catbird, 



Robin, Mourning Dove. 

 Crissal Tliraslier. 



Tlie only mammal eaten as shown by these records 

 were two mice which were taken from the stoauach of 

 one of these hawks killed at Elmira, N. Y., in De- 

 cember, 18S7. Another of this series captured at 

 Portland. Oonn.. in April, 1880, had the remains of a 

 tame duck aiid soiiii- beetles in its stomacJi; "small 

 bird's" remains, wliich could not be identified, willi 

 "dragon flies," were discovered in another hawk taken 

 October 1, 1884. in Hrookhaven, X. Y. The fo.ur re 

 mnining slomachs of the twenty last referred to were 

 eniply. 



