. Birds in their relations to man; a manual of economic ornithology for the United States and Canada . nsiderable extent. It is interestiiii;- to / ^Cy, ■M^^C ^^S^ / ^^ fc J i?l%i^ f^- CEDAR-BERRIES. note in passing that the berries of the poison-ivy and poison-sumach are eaten as freely as those of any other species ofe({ual abundance. The small liard berries of the red cedar and juniper con-Iribute to the livelihood of practically tlie same are esi)ecially souglit by cedar-birds and are evidentlyenjoyed l)y purple finches, pine grosbeaks, and myrtle war-])lers: the latter bird,
. Birds in their relations to man; a manual of economic ornithology for the United States and Canada . nsiderable extent. It is interestiiii;- to / ^Cy, ■M^^C ^^S^ / ^^ fc J i?l%i^ f^- CEDAR-BERRIES. note in passing that the berries of the poison-ivy and poison-sumach are eaten as freely as those of any other species ofe({ual abundance. The small liard berries of the red cedar and juniper con-Iribute to the livelihood of practically tlie same are esi)ecially souglit by cedar-birds and are evidentlyenjoyed l)y purple finches, pine grosbeaks, and myrtle war-])lers: the latter bird, however, depends in cold weatherluore upon bayberries than anything else. In fact, it getsits name from one of the vernacular names of the shrub that 3 34 BIRDS IX THEIII [() MAX. bears them,—wax-myrtle. Bayberries are also eaten by otherwinter birds and late migrants, much the same as sumach andcedar-berries are. These dry fruits must be reckoned as necessities ratherthan luxuries in bird economy: except the bayberries, tlieyare seldom eaten when more palatable fruit is to be THE MYRTLK WAHBLER. Pnlpy Iriiits. on llic contrary, arc cvidcnily enjoyed l)ybirds, for they form the main diet of many normally insec-tivorous birds just when insects are most abundant. Of I lievarious plants, large and small, bearing pulpy fruits, those ofthe rose family (Rosacece) hold first place from our present THE VEGETABLE FOOD OF BIRDS. 35 l)()iiit of view. Aiiioug tlie many kinds of fruit produced bytliis family tlie cherries are most important, as they are eatenby all birds accustomed to taking fruit of any sort and are to\)r had in unliniited (piantity (hiring more than two montlisin ttie year. The wild red clierry, whicii is the tirst t<j ripen, is leastesteemed, thougli cedar-birds appear to find it (juite satisfac-lury. Birds in general, however, eat these far jnore sparinglythan th(^y do the later A^arieties. Choke-(;hcrries and blackcherries form an a|)preciable
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