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would suoii follow in the decrease of destructive ro- 

 dents, wliieli couuiiit .sucli serious depredations in the 

 vineyards, and in the grass and grain fields. 



Consulting Dr. Fisher's tables on tiie food of the 

 .Marsli llawk we find that '*of 124 stoniaclis examined, 

 7 contained poultry or game birds; 34, other birds; 57. 

 mice; 22, other mammals; 7, reptiles; 2. frogs; 14, in 

 sects; 1, indeterminate matter; and 8 were empty." 



