Scientist Explains Extinction Of Bird

Heath Hens Practically All Gone Despite Efforts, Dr. Gross Says.

Illustration of male and female heath hens (James Turvey, 1835)

The several causes of the practical extinction of the heath hen, a game bird closely resembling the grouse, were set forth by Dr. Alfred O. Gross of Bowdoin College, at a joint meeting of the Audubon Society and the Biological Society of Washington in the National Museum last night.