. [Collected reprints, 1895-1916. Birds. 36 farmers' bulletin 755. was found. The others were divided into small portions among several families, and no special pest among them was noted. Ants, wasps, and bees comprise less than 1 per cent and are evidently not favorites. A few spiders are taken, mostly in June, and a few moths also are eaten, but the most unexpected food for a cuckoo was three small tree frogs, found in as many stomachs. As the birds discussed in this paper were collected from a limited area, it will be of interest to take a glimpse at some facts obtained by the examination o
. [Collected reprints, 1895-1916. Birds. 36 farmers' bulletin 755. was found. The others were divided into small portions among several families, and no special pest among them was noted. Ants, wasps, and bees comprise less than 1 per cent and are evidently not favorites. A few spiders are taken, mostly in June, and a few moths also are eaten, but the most unexpected food for a cuckoo was three small tree frogs, found in as many stomachs. As the birds discussed in this paper were collected from a limited area, it will be of interest to take a glimpse at some facts obtained by the examination of stomachs of the same species taken in all parts of the United States. Of a total of about 300 stomachs, the Colorado potato beetle was found in 4; the dog-day harvest fly, or "locust," in 33; the cotton worm in 37, many stomachs containing over 100 indi- viduals'; the yellow-necked apple caterpillar in 34, many stomachs completely filled with them; the fall web worm in 3, one of which held 250; and the tent caterpillar in 7 stomachs, frequently to the extent of 100 or more individuals each. In all of. Fig. 19.—Bob-whito. Length, about 10 inches. these cases the statements are very conservative, as these larvee are so soft that they soon become unrecognizable in the process of digestion, and only those recently eaten can be identified. The yellow-billed cuckoo is a valuable ally of the farmer. It has no objectionable habits, but does destroy many serious agricultural pests, chief among which are the many species of caterpillars, of wliich this bird makes about two-thirds of its food.— p. E. L. B. No bird is better known to country residents than the bob-white (fig. 19). The bird's cheery calls the year round form part of the most pleasant associations of country life, and its neat form and harmonious coloration, and especially its confiding habits, make it a general favorite. Any brushy fence row servos as a retreat for its nest, or for \vinter shelte
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