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July 26
Antoin Rabin shot all day, & hrs.,
and killed 52 sparrows with
..22 cal.
Of these 10 were adult males
8 " " females
and 34 were young of the year
J.S.
Aug. 9
Tony shot 2 hrs., 6 to 8 a.m.
with 16 ga. shotgun. He used 5
heavy 10's and 16 light drat.
He got 33 birds — 1 linnet (8 ad.) and
32 sparrows; of the latter 5 were
adult males 4 adult ff, and
23 young of the year. One of the latter
was but partly grown.
Many of the young are well
along with the post-juvenile molt. The
adults are scarcely begun.