378 REPORT OF THE FOREST, FISH AND GAME COMMISSIONER. 



" Every gunner whom I have talked with in the two States (New York and 

 Pennsylvania) says he killed no young birds to speak of, but did kill very 

 large and strong, healthy old birds, and mostly cocks." — ■ (E. H. Kniskern, 

 Elmira, N. Y., in Forest and Stream, December 28, 1907.) 

 Dutchess county, N. Y. — " Almost all are old birds." 

 Greene county, N. Y. — (a) " Out of nineteen killed, only one was a 

 hen and all were old birds." (b) " All were old cocks." 

 Jefferson county, N. Y. — " All were old cocks." 



Onondaga county, N. Y. — " Very few birds and these are nearly all 

 old cocks." — (Syracuse Post-Standard, November 12, 1907.) 

 Putnam county, N. Y. — " Almost all are old birds." 

 Schoharie county, N. Y. — " Only old birds were shot." 

 Tioga county, N. Y. — (a) " Only old birds were shot." (b) " Only 

 three or four young killed." — (T. J. D., Owego, N. Y., in Forest and Stream, 

 November 30, 1907.) 



Tompkins county, N. Y. — " All old cocks — no hens or young." 

 Westchester county, N. Y. — " Almost all are old birds." 

 Connecticut, Litchfield county. — " All birds killed were old and mostly 

 cocks." — (Philip Coe, Litchfield, Conn.) 



Connecticut, New Haven county. — Out of sixteen birds killed, only 

 two were young birds. " The general opinion is that the infrequency of 

 young birds is wholly due to the cold, late, wet spring. All of the first 

 brood being killed by the unusual weather. This is borne out by the fact 

 that all the young birds that have been shot were of late broods. * * * 

 The evidence seems to me rather conclusive that unusual weather condi- 

 tions is the primary cause of the dearth of young birds." — (Prof. James 

 W. Tourney, Yale Forest School, New Haven, Conn.) 



Massachusetts. — " The large part of the birds that have been killed 

 in Bristol and Barnstable counties this season have been old birds, and it 

 is very seldom one gets a chicken partridge." — • (F. H. B., Boston, Mass., 

 in Forest and Stream, December 28, 1907.) 



Michigan. — " It has been noticed by every one that nearly all are 

 single birds and old ones." — (William B. Mershon, Saginaw, Mich., in 

 Forest and Stream, December 7, 1907.) 



The only report seen that is contrary to the above is the following: 



