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A Useful Bird to Mankind. 



Mr. Fi'auk M. Chapman in his valuable little work 

 entitled "Bird Life," a publication which every school 

 child and a good many adults, too, could read with 

 great profit, savs: 



The Turkey Buzzard is one of Nature's scavengers, and, as 

 such, is one of the few birds whose services to mankind are 

 thoroughly appreciated. There are others of equal or even 

 greater value who daily earn their right to the good will 

 which we stupidly and persistenly refuse to grant them; but 

 of the Turkey Buzzard's assistance we have frequent convinc- 

 ing proof, and the decree has gone forth that injury to this 

 bird is punishable by fine. No other birds are so well pro- 

 tected, and as a result Turkey. Buzzards and Black Vultures 

 walk about the streets of some of our Southern cities with the 

 tameness of domestic fowls. If we should similarly encourage 

 our insectivorous birds, who can predict the benefits which 

 might accrue?" 



The following list, w ith names of observers, will give 

 a very clear idea as to the distribution of the Turkey 

 Buzzard in Pennsylvania: 



Its Distribution in Pennsylvania. 



County. Observen. Remarks. 



Adams, B. H. Warren, Resident; common 



in summer. 



Bradford B. H. Warren Saw one at North 



Orwell, Sept., 1S%. 



Berks Jonas Stern Breeds; rare. 



Berks, D. F. Keller Breeds in Blue Moun- 

 tains. 



Bucks Mrs. H. M. Rice Occasionally in 



flocks; August, 

 September and Oc- 

 tober. 



Bucks s. Edward Paschall,* .. Decidedly rare. 



Chester B. H. Warren, Resident; very com- 

 mon in summer. 



f"Iinton Dr. W. Van Fleet Straggler. 



Cameron, B. H. Warren Straggler; saw one 



in November, 1889. 



Cumberland, B. H. Warren Breeds. 



Delaware Robert Townsley Resident; most num- 



^ erous in summer. 



Dauphin W. W. Stoey Resident. 



♦"Decidedly rare and absolutely unknown to most of our 

 people. We are but a f^w miles from Chester county, where thp 

 bird is very <omnion. but Bucks county is out of its range. 1 

 made note of having seen three (3) buzzards during the sea- 

 son."— S. E. Paschall. 



