Aooipiter coo-peril . 
j Concord, Mass. 
1893. While talking with Benson I noticed some tufts of white 
| Apr. 21. Hen's feathers scattered about on the ground within a few 
yards of his shed. He told me that something had killed a 
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Hen there about 4 days ago and had taken it away. The next 
day more feathers were found and another Hen missing. Yes- 
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terday morning a "very large gray Hawk" appeared and pounced 
on a Hen near some bushes about 50 yards west of the barn. 
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Before Bensen could get to the spot the Hawk had killed the 
Hen and "eaten his head off". Bensen drove a peg in the 
ground and tyii^g the Hen to it set a steel trap. on her body. 
He said 
spot we 
jaws of 
it had not fteen disturbed but when he took me to the 
found the trap sprung and the hen and peg gone. The 
the &rap showed no trace of feathers or hair. 
