. Diseases and enemies of poultry . I suppose,the species which was regarded as not destructive topoultry and game, by the author of the scalp act,when he introduced therein a clause exempting TlieAcadian Screech or Barn Owl. From the fact, how-ever, that tlie decapitated heads of pheasants,* night-hawlvs, cliiokens, cuckoos, shrikes, and doubtless otherbirds, were cremated and paid for as the heads of de-structive rapacious hawks it is but reasonable to sup- ■ In December, 1SS6. Prof. S. F. Baird informed me that hehad received for identification from several counties in Penn-sylvania, the he
. Diseases and enemies of poultry . I suppose,the species which was regarded as not destructive topoultry and game, by the author of the scalp act,when he introduced therein a clause exempting TlieAcadian Screech or Barn Owl. From the fact, how-ever, that tlie decapitated heads of pheasants,* night-hawlvs, cliiokens, cuckoos, shrikes, and doubtless otherbirds, were cremated and paid for as the heads of de-structive rapacious hawks it is but reasonable to sup- ■ In December, 1SS6. Prof. S. F. Baird informed me that hehad received for identification from several counties in Penn-sylvania, the heads of pheasants, English sparrows, cuckoos,robins, a gull and other birds. These heads were called by theparties sending them to Prof. Baird Hawk heads. and assuch they had been presented for the fifty-cent bounty, whichhad been paid. Prof. Baird also examined some Pennsylvaniawolf scalps. on which premiums had been given, and ascer-tained that the so-called wolf scalps had been fashioned frompelts of the common Red Fox. .:»•. SAW-WHET OWL 230 pose tliat oui little Acadian Owl, when found by theeager scalp hunter, was generally slain and the bountyof fifty cents given for the beneht of agriculture andfor the pi-otection of game. HIDES IN ROCKY PLACES. The name Saw-whet is applied to this bird because,at times, its squeaky voice resembles the whetting orfiling of a saw. Owing to the small size of this owl,together with the fact that during the daytime it re-mains secreted in hollow trees, thick foliage or in thedark and secluded rocky retreats, it is seldom met with,hence is regarded as one of our rarest residents. Theyoung of this bird, taken in the vicinity of Philadel-phia, have been seen by Prof. Gentry, and in E. work, Our Northern and Eastern Birds, thefollowing interesting account is given by KichardChrist of a nest that he found April 25, 1867, at Naza-reth, Pennsylvania: This, the smallest of all ourowls, is also the most rare, but a single specimen bein
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