109 



HORACE ALBRIGHT, Girard Building, Philadelphia: 



I have seen the chicken and pigeon hawks catch birds uf 

 different kinds. 



POTTER COUNTY. 



E. O. AUSTIN, Austin: 



I havo known owls to catch pheasants in winter snows; 

 hawks catch poultry and song birds; rabbits are caught by 

 weasels and wildcats, but most of these are good mousers, 

 and insects and larvae are their principal food, with snakes 

 and other reptiles; the house cat eats many song birds. 



P. N. NEWTON, Shingle House: 



Have seen several instances where grouse were destroyed 

 by the Cooper's Hawk; also could name three instances where 

 rabbits were killed by foxes. 



DR. S. A. PHILLIPS, Coudersport: 



Pheasants and woodcock, destroyed by hawks, owls, wild- 

 cats and foxes. 



J. S. HULL, Conrad: 



Have seen a number of instances where partridges have 

 been killed by owls and foxes. 



WILLIAM ARNOLD, Harrison Valley: 

 Skunk and weasel catching poultry, etc. 



A. S. HECK, Coudersport: 



Have many times seen places where Ruffed Grouse and rab- 

 bits have been killed by some kind of animal. 



N. M. GLASSMIRE, Coudersport: 



Have seen depredations committed by Fish Hawk and all 

 kinds of hawks, all kinds of owls, fox, mink, wildcat, muskrat, 

 'coon and bear. 



GEORGE A. FARNSWORTH, Ulysses: 

 Have noticed the fox destroying young rabbits. 



DR. E. H. ASHCRAFT, Coudersport: 



The Sparrow Hawk kills many song birds; large hawks take 

 small poultry. 



SULLIVAN COUNTY. 



J. W. AUMILLER, Eagle's Mere: 



I have had as high as forty or fifty chickens lai<i-(i in one 

 season by hawks. 



R. W. WRIGHT, Eldredsville: 



I had eight hens killed last fall by mink; have had hens 

 killed at other times by the same animal. 



