in June at flie bi-eoding grouuds, and found in all only 

 I lie remains of fishes. In two or tliree immature birds 

 taken in August and .September, 1 have discovered a 

 few grasshoppers and portions of insects. 



Hon. Hiram Peoples, of Isew Providenc-e, Lancaster 

 county, Pa., who devotes much attention to fish culture, 

 raising large quantities of Uass and Goldfish for the 

 markets, says lie is bothered a great deal by Fisli 

 Hawks, Night Herons and Kingfishers. He states tliat 

 the depredations of these birds in his fish ponds be- 

 came so numerous that he offered a premium of fifty 

 cents for each Fisli Hawk ov Night Heron, and ten 

 cents for every King'fisher which was killed on his 

 ]ii-emises. This offer induced several neighbors' boyis 

 to make ]>articular efforts to destroy the featliered 

 ti-;lii'rmcii. :\lr. Peoples estimates tlint he lost an 

 iin:ill\ from fifty to seventy-five dol la I's woi-|li .;f fishes 



llir.Hl.uil lilc visits .if thesi' bil'ds Iwlnie he lM'u;in kill 



