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BIRDS OF PENNSYLVANIA. 
dubon, sucks the eg-g-s and devours the young 1 of herons and other 
birds. I have never known them to disturb either the eg*g*s or young* 
of birds, but have observed that they subsist almost wholly on car¬ 
rion. The benefits which these scavengers render are too well known 
to need any comment. 
The following list, with names of observers, will give a very clear idea 
as to the distribution of the Turkey Buzzard in Pennsylvania: 
County. 
Observers. 
Remarks. 
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Adams. 
B. H. Warren. 
Resident; common in summer. 
Bradford. 
J. L. Camp, . 
Never saw one in northern Pennsylvania. 
Berks. 
Jonas Stern. 
Breeds; rare. 
Do. 
D. F. Keller. 
Breeds In Blue mountains. 
Bucks. 
Mrs. M. H. Rice. 
Occasionally in docks; Aug., Sept, and Oct. 
Do. 
S. Edward Paschall, * . . . 
Decidedly rare. 
Chester. 
B. H. Warren. 
Resident: verv common in summer. 
Clinton. 
Dr. W. Van Fleet. 
Straggler. 
Cameron. 
B. H. Warren. 
Straggler: saw one November. 1889. 
Delaware. 
Robt. Townslev. 
Resident; most numerous in summer. 
Dauphin, . 
W. W. Stoey, . 
Resident. 
Brie. 
Geo. B. Sennett. 
Never seen here. 
Franklin. 
B. H. Warren. 
Saw several in December. 1889; breeds. 
Fayette. 
G. W. Linton. 
Breeds. 
Juniata. 
B. H. Warren. 
Saw three in January. 1890. 
Lehigh. 
J. F. Kocher. 
Breeds. 
Do. 
Dr. John W. Detwiller. . . 
Seldom seen. 
Lancaster. 
Dr. A. C. Treichler. 
Resident. 
Do. . 
James Galen,. 
Resident. 
Do. . 
H. Justin Roddv. 
Resident. 
Do. . 
W. H. Buller. 
Breeds. 
Lebanon. . . 
J. G. Bohn. 
Breeds. 
Do. . 
Geo. R. Ross, . 
Resident. 
Lycoming. 
August Kock, . 
Straggler: got two in spring. 
Lawrence. 
B. H. Warren. 
Sa w one October. 1888. 
McKean. 
James A. Teulon. 
Never seen here. 
Montgomery, .... 
W. P. Bolton. 
Breeds. 
Do. .... 
Thomas S. Gillin. 
Migrant. 
Mercer. 
S. S. Overmover. 
Straggler: shot one September 1. 1884. 
Northampton. 
Dr. John W. Detwiller. . . 
Seldom seen. 
Do. .... 
Edmund Ricksecker. . . . 
Straggler, spring and summer; does not breed. 
Northumberland, . . 
Dr. W. Van Fleet. 
Straggler. 
Perry. 
H. Justin Roddy. 
Seen in May. 1880; breeds. (?) 
Philadelphia. 
H. Jamison. 
Occasional visitor. 
Do. .... 
Joseph Price Ball. 
Resident. < 
Do. .... 
Witmer Stone. 
Seen mostly during migrations. 
Do. .... 
Geo. Spencer Morris. . . . 
Straggler. 
Schuylkill. 
M. M. MacMillian. 
Straggler; fall 1883. 
Somerset. 
Dr. H. D. Moore. 
Breeds. 
Sullivan. 
Otto Behr. 
Straggler; seen in 1884. 
Union. 
Dr. W. Van Fleet. 
Straggler. 
Warren. 
H. L. Greenlund. 
Not found here. 
Westmoreland, . . . 
Chas. H. Townsend. 
Very rare, have seen several in an adjoining county. 
Washington, .... 
James S. Nease, . . ^. . . 
Resident. 
Do. .... 
M. Compton. 
Occasional; flock of ten seen September, 1883. 
Do. .... 
M. T. Warrick. 
Occasional; flock of ten seen September. 1883. 
York. 
Hon. G. C. Brown. 
Breeds. 
Do. 
George Miller. 
Breeds. 
Do. 
Casper Loucks. 
Breeds. 
Note.— The Turkey Buzzard breeds in many sections of Chester and Delaware 
counties. Alfred P. Lee has observed it as a common resident in the vicinity of Ox¬ 
ford ; Harry Wilson has found them breeding at different points about Doe Run, and 
also near Parkesburg. Within a radius of about six miles from West Chester, I have 
found them breeding—never more than one pair in a place—in seven different local¬ 
ities in the counties of Chester and Delaware. 
Decidedly raie. and absolutely unknown to most of our people. We are but a few miles from Chester 
county, where the bird is very common, but. Bucks county, is out of its range. 1 made note of having 
seen three (3) buzzards during the season. ’*— E. S. Paschall. 
