The century supplement to the dictionary of gardening, a practical and scientific encyclopaedia of horticulture for gardeners and botanists . encing with the Corvictss, we have some veryfamiliar species in the Kook, Magpie, and Jay. TheRook (Tnjpanocorax frugilegusj is on the whole one oftbe most useful Birds that wo have, as it is one of themost persecuted. Generally its food consists of insects—insects, too, of the most destructive kind, such asthe grubs of the Skipjack Beetles (Wireworms), DaddyLong-legs (Leather Jacket?), and Cockchafers. In thejn-ocess of searching for these in pastures a
The century supplement to the dictionary of gardening, a practical and scientific encyclopaedia of horticulture for gardeners and botanists . encing with the Corvictss, we have some veryfamiliar species in the Kook, Magpie, and Jay. TheRook (Tnjpanocorax frugilegusj is on the whole one oftbe most useful Birds that wo have, as it is one of themost persecuted. Generally its food consists of insects—insects, too, of the most destructive kind, such asthe grubs of the Skipjack Beetles (Wireworms), DaddyLong-legs (Leather Jacket?), and Cockchafers. In thejn-ocess of searching for these in pastures and lawns, thegrass is frequently ripped up and rendered mostunsightly; but of the benefit in such cases where insecti-cides are powerless, there cannot be any doubt. Theworst that can be said against the Book in gardens andorchards is that it will forsake its insect dietary forone of fruit or vegetables, when anything from Walnutsand Pears to young Potatoes will be laid under con-tribution. The Jay (Garriilus glantlariusj, a fast dis-appearing species, is an enemy, as the Bird will makeshort work of fruit of any kind as well as Flo. 171. Hawfinch. To the belongs one of the most useful Birds,alike to farmer and gardener, in the Common Starling(Sturnas vulgarisj. That it makes a raid upon Cherriesis perfectly true, but that it well earns them, bydestroying myriads of Wireworms and ieather Jackets,is well known to everyone who has paid attention tothe subject. A very large family, the PringilUdse, next claimsattention. In it are found some of the most destructivespecies —the Bullfinch CPyrrhula europa^a) for Gooseberry and Currant bushes this Bird has aspecial fondness, denuding them almost entirely oftheir buds. A somewhat local species is the Hawfinch Birds—continued.(Coccolhraustes coccothravstes) (Fig. 171); but itis adestruc-tive one so far as the fruit-grower is concerned, beingespecially fond of stone fruits. The Greenfinch fChlorisMoris
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