U.'Ullciu.'ii iTNMlii..; in Ihc lu)i',Mi-li <:.f W .'sl ( 'licsUT be 

 nail 1(1 oiniusi' il most vij^.iroiisly; iiul. oci the liisi clToits 

 made to havo (ho imxioiis "Scalp Act of ISS.")" repealed 

 wi'ie be.n'uii in C'lieslcr cimiily. wlu'ii eaily in ISSd llic 

 ineinl.ers of Ihc Wrsi Clu'sici Mi,i-.;.sc.,in,al Sorii-t\. 

 im.l.T ;he K adcisliip ot su.li iMoininnii ami ahl.- i;cii 

 lltiiieii as Di'. .I.is. r. h'oduoik. I>r. .I.'ssc C. (Jic.'ii. Kx 

 conjiicssiuan \\ asliiuijloii Tow nseiid. Addison May and 

 otiuMs called a special nuclini;. wiili the vi.-w of ci-ea 

 liuus, nliiiirni I. lining nlMiiii Ihc rciiral oT thai pinlioii 

 of 111,' ;!,i which alldwcd iireiiiiunis (ov Ihc lieads o\' 

 lu'iiclicial biids. Tliis society published in Febrnafv, 

 ISSi;. a panipldel I'ontaininji' sti-oni;- resolutions ciin- 

 dcinninu ilu' act. with nmnerons lettiM-s from some of 

 111.' iiiosi (tnincut oniitholo'iisls in lln' fniltnl Slates. 

 toi;<'lher \\illi a brief deseription of the birds of prey 

 and tlieif food habits. This reiiori was widely circn 

 laled thrtHiiihont rennsylvania, and as nian,\ of the 

 leadiuj;- newspapers of the State quoted tpiite exteii 

 sively from it a sentiment was soon staiMed in almost 

 e\ei'y county of the Cainnionwealtli in favoi- of. at least, 

 the beuetieial species of ll.-nvks and Owls. 



oTiiKUS i.AUKKin^ TO i;i:pi:\i. rr 

 The membeis of ihc Siaic lioaitl of A i;iiciiltur. . 

 throuiih Sccfetary Thos. .1. Kd.ue. assisted by the writer, 

 who at that time had made dissections of over l.OIMl 

 stomachs of Hawks and Owls, labored most indus- 

 triously to show tin economic value of the raptorial 

 birds, and secure (he repe«l of that part of th(> odious 

 measnie whieli prompted the destruction of certain 

 birds which were of the lireatest value to faiiuers and 

 frtiitjirowers. 



