101 



LAWRENCE COUNTY. 



ARCHIBALD D. DAVIS, New Castle: 

 Have seen hawks killing poultry, quail and sung Ijicds. 



DAVID HAMILTON, Plain Grove: 



A long-tailed chicken hawk caught a quail in its talons in an 

 open field by flying: over it and taking it up as it flew. 



WILLIAM ALEXANDER AND OTHERS, New Oastle: 



The polecat destroy eggs of poultry, game. etc. 



W. L. McCONNELL, New Castle: 



Hawks and owls are the only birds which prey on our game 

 birds. I have numbers of quail killed by hawks; one instance 

 under my observation, when I was afield my dog was pointing 

 a covey of quail and Ijefore I could flush them, a hawk swooped 

 down and picking a bird started off with it. Both hawks and 

 owls are becoming more scarce and there are but compara- 

 tively few of them in our county. 



LEBANON COUNTY. 



JOHN G. STAUFFER, Palmyra: 

 Hawks destroy quail when young. 



JOHN. S. BRENDLE, Scheafferstown: 



I have frequently noticed feathers of game and song birds 

 lying on the ground, and the bones near to them, showing that 

 they were killed by hawks; have seen hawks catching quail, 

 robins, etc. 



GEORGE W. ELLIS, Jonestown: 

 Hawks and foxes destroying poultry, game, etc. 



DR. KREMERER, Lebanon: 



Have seen quail destroyed by hawks and owls; also grouse 

 killed by foxes. 



P. H. REINHART, Lebanon: 



Have observed foxes destroying pheasants and chickens; 

 hawks kill partridges. 



THOMAS T. LEBE, Shaefferstown: 



Rabbits by weasels and quail by hawks. 



E. R. ILLIG, Millbach: 

 I know of chicken hawks killing quail and lln^ phcasani. 



JOHN KISH and JOHN H. CILLY, Lebanon: 

 Hawks killing poultry, game, etc. 



J. WESLEY MAZURIE, Lebanon: 



I have often while hunting come across icmains ni' riuail 

 and poultry which were destroyed by owls and hawks. 



