THE YOUNG ORNITHOLOGIST. 



The Young Ornithologist, 



A Monthly devoted to the promotion of the 

 Sciences of Ornithology and Oology. 



PUBLISHED BY 



ARTHUR A. CHILD, 



64 Federal Street, - - Boston, Mass. 



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To preserve the game : Exterminate 

 the Foxes, Skunks, Weasels, Red 

 Squirrels, Hawks and Owls. 



ROD AND GUN. 



SPARROW HAWK. 



( Tinnunctdus Sparverius.). 



One morning while hunting in 

 Southern Minnesota several years 

 ago, I was in a large oak forest in 

 search of squirrels, when I observed 

 a specimen of this species at a dis- 

 tance, sitting on the uppermost branch 

 of large oak tree. At every attempt 

 that 1 made to get it within range of 

 the gun it would leave its perch and 

 soar around in great circles high 

 above the tree ; but as soon as I 

 would turn around and go to some 

 distance from the tree, he would 

 again return to his former perch. 



About fifteen minutes later I hid 

 behind some shrubbery and crawled 

 along from bush to bush, unnoticed 

 by him, on my knees. 



When I got within twelve rods of 

 it 1 tired, and he fell wounded to the 

 ground. 



It proved to be a fine specimen of 

 the male Spari'ow Hawk ; upon ex- 

 amination I found that only one shot 

 had taken effect in the breast. I took 

 it home, dressed its wound, and put 

 it in a cage. In a few days it re- 

 covered. 



It made a fine pet ; for in a little 

 while it was so tame, that it would 

 perch on my finger and eat from my 

 hand. I had it for thee months, 

 when it was taken sick and died. 

 E. Senn, 



Milwaukee, Wis. 



For Quail use 3 to 3 1-4 drams of 

 powder and 1 1-8 oz. of No. 8 or 9 

 shot. 



