. Bulletin - Biological Survey. Zoology, Economic. 20 FOOD HABITS OF THE GROSBEAKS. two or three days suffice to ruin a vineyard.'' These insects have very long and spiny legs, and opinions differ as to whether birds eat them, some affirming that they do, others that they do not. As a matter of fact, they are preyed upon by several wild birds, including the yellow-billed cuckoo, crow blackbird, kingbird, phoebe, green-. Fig. 14.—Rose beetle (Macrodactylus subspinosus). (From Riley, Bureau of Entomology.) crested flycatcher, redheaded woodpecker, and cardinal, the last- named being one of the m
. Bulletin - Biological Survey. Zoology, Economic. 20 FOOD HABITS OF THE GROSBEAKS. two or three days suffice to ruin a vineyard.'' These insects have very long and spiny legs, and opinions differ as to whether birds eat them, some affirming that they do, others that they do not. As a matter of fact, they are preyed upon by several wild birds, including the yellow-billed cuckoo, crow blackbird, kingbird, phoebe, green-. Fig. 14.—Rose beetle (Macrodactylus subspinosus). (From Riley, Bureau of Entomology.) crested flycatcher, redheaded woodpecker, and cardinal, the last- named being one of the most important of their enemies. Four of the birds examined during the present investigation had eaten rose- beetles, each of them taking several, and on July 5, 1906, the writer watched a brood of young which were being fed rose-chafers, remains. 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 United States. Bureau of Biological Survey. Washington : Govt. print. off.
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