Abstract
During the spring and summer of 1939 a study of the nesting activities of the cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus mearnsi) was made in Pennsylvania, and the results were published by Beule (1940). The study of this important phase of the life history of the cottontail was continued in the typical farming country of Centre and Lycoming Counties, Pennsylvania, during the breeding and nesting season of 1940. This paper presents the results of that investigation and a comparison of the data for the 2 years. The work was done under the supervision of Dr. Logan J. Bennett, Biologist, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Dr. P. F. English, Associate Professor of Wildlife Management, Department of Zoology and Entomology, The Pennsylvania State College; and Richard Gerstell, Chief, Division of Propagation and Research, Pennsylvania Game Commission. The writers are also especially indebted to Roger M. Latham, Game Research Assistant, Pennsylvania Game Commission, for valuable aid during the 1940 study.
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