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obvious that this means will lessen the loss resulting 
from the destruction of nests, eggs and young birds 
by natural enemies, whether mammals or birds. They 
believe that the expenditure involved would be prac- 
tically that incidental to ordinary poultry raising, ex- 
cept that on account of the hardiness and vigor of the 
grouse it would need little or no winter shelter. 
The commissioners, in their report for the year 1907, 
report contributions from private individuals of not 
less than $2,420 for the purpose of preserving these 
birds. Of this sum, the town of Tisbury and the Mid- 
dlesex Sportsmen’s Association made the largest con- 
tributions of $200 each, but there are a large number 
of subscribers, and the list ought to be largely added 
to, since every sportsman and every naturalist in the 
land should be ambitious to have some share in the 
good work of re-establishing this splendid bird. 
THE PRAIRIE HEN. 
This is the form of pinnated grouse that has been 
known to sportsmen. Its range was chiefly in the 
Mississippi Valley, including Minnesota, Michigan, 
western Ohio, Kentucky, but perhaps not Tennessee, 
though it was found in Louisiana, southern Texas, 
Indian Territory, Kansas, Nebraska and the eastern 
parts of both Dakotas. It is now found in Manitoba, 
southeastern Saskatchewan, to eastern Colorado, north- 
eastern Texas, Arkansas, western Kentucky and In- 
diana and intermediate regions, where it was at one 
