34 THE O. & O. SEMI-ANNUAL. 
had not cleared six feet of space before a Cooper’s Hawk, that 
had been sitting in the bushes just above the snipe’s stamping 
ground, was in full chase, one can imagine how quick and watch- 
ful the hawk must have been. The snipe let himself out for all 
he knew in flying but as they passed me at about thirty yards dis- 
tance the hawk seemed to be gaining rapidly, although to all ap- 
pearances not flying half as fast as the snipe. The hawk appeared 
to get within three feet of his prey when I was completely aston- 
ished by his sheering off the line of flight, and sailing gracefully 
round to return from whence he came, giving up the hunt just as 
his prey seemed within his grasp. He sailed by me as he came 
back within easy shot, but I let him go. I thought he deserved 
his life after his disappointment. 
I gather from the foregoing experience that Cooper’s Hawk has 
to work hard for a living and is subject to many bitter disappoint- 
ments. Also that he flies about twice as fast as he appears to 
when pursuing other birds. 
JULY PRIZE QUESTIONS. 
Last July’s ‘*Ten Prize Questions” were not so earnestly con- 
tested for as the preceeding ones and we have decided to drop 
them altogether. Following is a list of the winners and the 
prizes they received : 
Mr. Chas. E. Cram, Davenport, Iowa, won the first prize, an 
egg of the Snowy Owl; the second prize, a set of eggs of the 
Carolina Chickadee, went to Mr. W. E. Burnett, Bradford, Pa., 
and the third prize, a copy of the O. & O. Sremr-ANNUAL, went 
to Mr. D. H. Van Pelt, Lansingburgh, N. Y. 
We would be pleased -to give a list of many other competitors 
worthy of mention, but space will not allow. 
