. The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Natural history. HIS FATE IN THE BALANCE 45 3 juncos, 2 Screech Owls, 1 shore-lark, 1 water thrush and 15 unrecognized. Leaving out the two Screech Owls, of the birds that were identified, the Enghsh sparrows formed practically one-half. On. YOUNG SCREECH OWLS. this basis we will allow that of the unrecognized birds 7 were song birds. Add these to the 15 recognized song birds and we have a total of 21 song birds out of 255 stomachs examined. The question is. What shall be the fate of the Sc
. The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Natural history. HIS FATE IN THE BALANCE 45 3 juncos, 2 Screech Owls, 1 shore-lark, 1 water thrush and 15 unrecognized. Leaving out the two Screech Owls, of the birds that were identified, the Enghsh sparrows formed practically one-half. On. YOUNG SCREECH OWLS. this basis we will allow that of the unrecognized birds 7 were song birds. Add these to the 15 recognized song birds and we have a total of 21 song birds out of 255 stomachs examined. The question is. What shall be the fate of the Screech Owl —encouragement, toleration or limitation? To me it seems that the number of Screech Owls should be strictly limited for the benefit of the song birds; but I do not believe in their Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hornaday, William Temple, 1854-1937. New York, C. Scribner's Sons
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