The Last of the Pigeons 145 



From "The Auk," January, 1896, under the title, "Additional 



Records of the Passenger Pigeon {Ectopistes migratorius) 



in Wisconsin and Illinois." 



I am Indebted to my friend, Mr. John L. Stockton, 

 of Highland Park, 111., for information regarding the 

 occurrence of this pigeon in Wisconsin. While trout 

 fishing on the Little Oconto River in the Reservation 

 of the Menominee Indians, Mr. Stockton saw, early in 

 June, 1895, a flock of some ten pigeons for several con- 

 secutive days near his camp. They were first seen while 

 alighting near the bank of the river, where they had 

 evidently come to drink. I am very glad to say that 

 they were not molested. 



Mr. John F. Ferry of Lake Forest, 111., has kindly 

 notified me of the capture of a young female pigeon 

 which was killed in that town on August 7, 1895. The 

 bird was brought to him by a boy who had shot it with 

 a rifle ball, and although in a mutilated condition he 

 preserved it for his collection. 



I have recently received a letter from Dr. H. V. 

 Ogden, Milwaukee, Wis., Informing me of the capture 

 of a young female pigeon which was shot by Dr. Ernest 

 Copeland on the ist of October, 1895. These gentle- 

 men were camping at the time in the northeast corner 

 of Delta County, Mich. (Northern Peninsula), in the 

 large hardwood forest that runs through that part of 

 the State. They saw no other of the species. 



RuTHVEN Deane, Chicago, 111. 



