26 SEVENTH REPORT OF THE FOREST, FISH AND GAME COMMISSION. 



ever made. From it the following statistics in regard to the food of our Hawks and 

 Owls are quoted : 



Red-Shouldered Hawk : Chicken Hawk {Buteo /meatus). — This and the follow- 

 ing species are the commonest Hawks in the State and the ones to which the names 

 Chicken Hawk and Hen Hawk are generally applied. The loud screaming ke£-yer 

 kee-yer of the Red-Shoulder as he sails far above the earth is a familiar sound and 

 usually, though wrongly, associated by the farmer with depredations in the poultry 

 yard. 



Summary of Contents of 220 Stomachs of the Red-Shouldered Hawk. {From Fisher.) 

 3 stomachs contained poultry. 



12 stomachs contained other birds. 

 102 stomachs contained mice. 



40 stomachs contained other mammals. 

 20 stomachs contained reptiles. 

 39 stomachs contained batrachians. 

 92 stomachs contained insects. 

 16 stomachs contained spiders. 



7 stomachs contained crawfish. 



1 stomach contained earth worms. 



2 stomachs contained offal. 



3 stomachs contained fish. 

 14 stomachs were empty. 



Red-Tailed Hawk : Chicken Hawk {Buteo borealis). — This species, of which a 

 figure is given, is decidedly larger than the preceding. Its note is a long squealing 

 whistle. 



Summary of the Contents of 562 Stomachs of the Red-Tailed Hawk. {From Fisher.) 



54 stomachs contained poultry or game birds. 



51 stomachs contained other birds. 

 278 stomachs contained mice. 

 131 stomachs contained other mammals. 



47 stomachs contained insects. 



8 stomachs contained crawfish. 



I stomach contained centipede. 



13 stomachs contained offal. 



37 stomachs contained batrachians or reptiles. 

 89 stomachs were empty. 



