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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE 
Off. Doc. 
The stomach contents of forty-eight Sparrow Hawks examined by 
the writer are given in the following table: 
Locality; 
Date of Capture. 
Chester county, Pa 
Chester county, Pa 
Chester county, 
Chester county, 
Chester county, 
Chester county, 
Chester county, 
Chester county, 
Chester county, Pa 
Chester county, 
Chester county, Pa 
Chester county, Pa 
Chester county, 
Chester county. 
Chester county, 
Pa 
Chester county, Pa 
Chester county, 
Chester county, 
Chester county, 
Chester county, 
Chester county, 
Chester county, 
Chester county, 
Pa 
Pa 
Chester county, 
Chester county, Pa 
Pa 
Pa 
Chester county, 
Chester county. 
Chester county, 
Chester county, Pa 
Chester county, Pa 
.., Dec. 
Pa. 
Pans 
eas 
Pa. 
Ras, 
Pa. 
Pa., Jan., 
Pa., Jan. 
Pa., 
1886, 
, July, 1886, 
., Apr. 3, 1886, 
29, 1886, 
28, 1886, 
., Dec. 29, 1886, 
, Jan. 17, 1886, 
, Keb. 8, 1886, 
., Dee. 1, 1886, 
ney tye 
, Dec. 
Dec. 8, 1886, 
, Dec. 9, 1886, 
-, Dec. 9, 1886, 
, Dee. 16, 1886. 
., Nov.26, 1886, 
, Feb 7, 1887, 
-, Jan. 17. 1887. 
Jan. 6, 1885, 
., March; 1885, 
1887, 
1887, 
., Dec. 20, 1886, 
., Jan. 10, 1887, 
., Heb. 9, 1886, 
13, 1887, 
13, 1887, 
25, 1887, 
25, 1887, 
Jan, 25, 1887, 
, Jan. 27, 1887, 
.. Feb. 1.1887, 
, Jan., 
+) an. 
-, Jan. 
., Jan, 
Chester county, Pa., Feb., 1887, 
Chestercounty, Pa., Feb., 1887, 
Chester county, Pa., Nov.29, 1886, 
Chester county, 
Chester county, 
Chester county, 
Chester county, 
Chester county, 
Chester county, 
Chester county, 
Chester county, 
Chester county, 
Chester county, 
Chester county, 
Chester county, 
Chester county, 
Chester county, 
Chester county, 
Pa 
Pa 
Pa 
Pa 
Ba. 
Pa. 
Pa, 
Pa., Jan. 
Pa. 
Pa. 
July 8,1886, 
., Dec.80. 1879, 
., Dec. 16, 1879, 
ag OEMs elle 
-, Oct 27, 1880, 
, Dec. 28, 1880, 
- 12,1881, 
17,1881, 
24, 1880. 
. 16, 1880, 
1, 1880, 
, Aug. 25, 1876, 
., July, 1879, 
.. Jan, 16, 1879, 
, Feb. 7, 1887, 
-, Jan 
, Jan 
, Sep 
., Feb 
Birds Mammals. Insects, Etc. 
RR OE ee mre Ce en eS er Grasshopper and 
cricket. 
Fa aurea 6 taile te we cell Weitere ke aa cet aes Grasshopper and 
cricket. 
pele 8) i coo Mec Mash etnae ete Meadow mouse, Caterpillars. 
oa) toy Jai ite: ya tah wien ia. te ela omens Mouse. 
Paci cee men ner ne cn OP 2a A Mouse, ...... .. Crickets and gragss- 
hoppers. 
Sparrow. 
Song sparrow, ...... White- footed mouse, 
Treesparrow, ...=. « W hite- footed mouse. 
Feathers of small bird, 
Snow bird. 
Feathers of small bird. 
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Meadow mouse, 
Meadow mouse, two 
shrews. 
Meadow mouse, 
Meadow mouse, 
Meadow mouse, .. 
Meadow mouse. 
House mouse, , 
% 
Meadow mouse, 
House mouse. 
Meadow mouse, 
Meadow mouse. 
Meadow mouse, 
Two meadow mice. 
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Se tae te! is) eee ie 
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dies lie aw om Yee) we ace 
White-footed mouse. 
a Grasshoppers and 
larve. 
Beetles. 
Crickets. 
Crickets, caterpil- 
lars, spider. 
| 
| Caterpillars,  spi- 
| der, 
| Grasshoppers, 
| larvae. 
. .| Slarve, 
spider. 
Larve. : 
Grasshoppers, bee- 
tles, larvee. 
Grasshoppers, 
larve. 
Grasshoppers, bee- 
tles, larve. 
Crickets, lary. 
Grasshoppers, 
larye, spiders, 
Caterpillar, crick- 
ets, spider. 
Caterpillars. grass- 
hoppers, spiders. 
Insects. 
Insects. 
Insects. 
Insects. 
Grasshopper. 
Insects. 
Caterpillar. 
SHORT-EARED OWL (Asio accipitrinus.) 
The common name of Marsh Owl is quite appropriate, as this 
species frequents principally during its sojourn in this region marshy 
Oftentimes small parties of five, eight 
or ten individuals will be found in grassy retreats, where meadow 
districts and grass fields. 
mice are abundant. Occasionally flocks of these owls, numbering 
twenty-five or thirty each, congregate in a locality where food is 
abundant to spend the winter; commonly, however, colonies of this 
size are seldom met with in this State. Possibly this species occurs 
