. The birds of Indiana; a descriptive catalog of the birds that have been observed within the state, with an account of their habits. Birds. BiHDS OF InBIANA. 831 ginia creeper, and poison ivy. Prof. Beal informs us that from one- third to three-fourths of its food consists of insects which are chiefly Hairy "Woodpecker. (Beal.—Bulletin N(i. 7, Division of Ornithology and Mammalogy, United States Department of Agriculture, p. 14.) The examinations made by the United States Department of Agri- culture show that 83 of these Woodpeckers ate 68 per cent, of animal matter, 31 per cen
. The birds of Indiana; a descriptive catalog of the birds that have been observed within the state, with an account of their habits. Birds. BiHDS OF InBIANA. 831 ginia creeper, and poison ivy. Prof. Beal informs us that from one- third to three-fourths of its food consists of insects which are chiefly Hairy "Woodpecker. (Beal.—Bulletin N(i. 7, Division of Ornithology and Mammalogy, United States Department of Agriculture, p. 14.) The examinations made by the United States Department of Agri- culture show that 83 of these Woodpeckers ate 68 per cent, of animal matter, 31 per cent, vegetable, and 1 per cent, mineral. Of the animal food, 17 per cent, was ants; 24, beetles, adult and larvae; 31, cater- pillars; 3, bugs and plant lice; 4, spiders and myriapods (Bull. No. T, Div. 0. and M., U. S. Dept. Agr., p. 11). It mates early, and usually may be found breeding in April, in the dead tops or larger limbs of forest trees. I have noticed it seems to pre- fer hard maple. One brood is raised in a season. Both birds assist in incubation, which lasts about two weeks. The young are fed by. 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 Butler, Amos W. (Amos William), 1860-1937. [Indianapolis, W. B. Burford, Contractor for State Printing
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