GAME PROTECTION 137 
Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo). : 4 . 30 reports. 
Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) ‘ ‘ : . 20 reports. 
Pinnated Grouse; Prairie Hen (Tympanuchus ameri- 
canus) : 5 : : . 18 reports. 
Heath Hen Pats ese ses ‘ ‘ , - 1 report. 
Passenger Pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) . : . 385 reports. 
Bluebird (Sialia sialis) , : . ; : . 15 reports. 
Carolina Paroquet (Conurus carolinensis)  . : . 5 reports. 
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) . : . : . - 5 reports. 
Flamingo (Phenicopterus ruber) . : : ‘ - 1 report. 
Roseate Spoonbill (Ajaja ajaja) . : ; . . 3 reports. 
White Heron (Ardea candidissima) . - 10 reports. 
Ivory-billed Woodpecker (Campephilus pr eel) . 4 reports. 
Pileated Woodpecker (Ceophleus pileatus) : . 4 reports. 
California Vulture (Pseudogryphus californianus) . 1 report. 
“From a much larger number of birds and mammals 
than are included in the above lists, these have been 
selected because there is good reason to believe that, 
under present conditions, they are all certain to become 
practically extinct throughout the whole United States 
within a few years. For the majority of the above, 
total extinction — which means the death of the last 
individual of a species or race — probably is far away. 
The qualified term, practical extinction, now destined 
to come into very general use, may properly be applied 
to any species which has become so rare in a state of 
nature that it is an impossibility to discover living 
representatives by seeking for them. The larger and 
more conspicuous the quadruped or bird, the more 
quickly it is exterminated. All persons who have 
any regard for the preservation of the few wild herds 
