In 1S74, Mr. M. S. Trcscott. Il;iivc\ villr. I,n/,cni,' 

 county, says: "One was killed on the Loyalsock creek. 

 in Sullivan county." From reports of New Yovk City 

 and Pennsylvania fur dealers and shippers, it is 

 learned that probably not over half a dozen Pisliers 

 are now annually killed in this State. At the i)r('sent 

 time about the only coiinlies where these animals are 

 to be found are in Clearfield, Cameron, Elk ami i>rob 

 ably Clinton, Potter and Sullivan, and in all of Ihese 

 they are reported to be very rare. 



Tlic I'ini .Mailcn. an ;!iiiiii,-il very iiiiiikliiM' in its 

 -rmM-al ;i|.|., iiiaiicc. 1ml which c.iii be iVist iii-uislicd 

 ri-mii liic bl,,(,(l (hirsly and d<>sfrnclive Mink liy ils 

 wliilc mill yillowisli (liiiKil markings, seems lo be ]irc 



seal, bill iiiil\ in \cry small n bers, in a few sjiarscly 



seltled seelions of Cameiim, Potter, Clearfield, Clin 

 Ion, Sullivan and Elk counties. Fur dealers claim 

 from twenly-five to fifty are annually taken in I his 

 State. 



Till': WIIJ) IMGRON. 



Tweiily years a^d the ^Vild Pigeon occurred in jireal 

 iiiinibeis ill lliis Commimwealth. Nesliufi or roostinj; 

 places, cnveiiii'; sc\-ral miles each, of lliese <^:ui\r birds 

 Willi which I lie older residciils are si> familiar, were 

 r(>j;ularly resorted to year after year by the jiificons. 



The love of pecuniary pain stimulated market hunt- 

 ers to visit these places and with nets. axes. <iuns and 

 other murderous devices, they soim drove the heljiless 

 pigeons from one locality to another and finally froni 

 the State. 



A few of these birds are vet occasionally seen ahuiL' 



