. Birds of village and field [microform] : a bird book for beginners. Birds; Oiseaux. KINGBIRD 85 though the bird had seen it one hundred and fifty feet away! - In fact, he has been so loudly accused of eatincr , honey-bees that the examiners of bird stomacht ^ m the Department of Agriculture have made a special stiuly of his food. Of 218 stomachs ex- n', only 14 contained any trace of honey- i>'io., and nearly all those were drones ; so, to say .ne least, the habit is much less prevalent than supposed. In addition to this negative evidence, It has been found that 90 per cent, of his f
. Birds of village and field [microform] : a bird book for beginners. Birds; Oiseaux. KINGBIRD 85 though the bird had seen it one hundred and fifty feet away! - In fact, he has been so loudly accused of eatincr , honey-bees that the examiners of bird stomacht ^ m the Department of Agriculture have made a special stiuly of his food. Of 218 stomachs ex- n', only 14 contained any trace of honey- i>'io., and nearly all those were drones ; so, to say .ne least, the habit is much less prevalent than supposed. In addition to this negative evidence, It has been found that 90 per cent, of his food is' insects, mostly injurious kinds. Among them are the gadfly, so terrifying to horses and cat- tle ; the destructive clover-leaf weevil, rose chafer, ants, and grasshop- pers. Several as- paragus beetles were found in one stom- ach, and 40 rose chaf- ers in another. The King is especially an orchard bird, thoudi in addition to fruit beetles he eats many grain destroyers when he hunts in the meadows. Indeed, the conclusion reached by the ornithologists is that the Kino-. bird is one of the best helps the farmer has hi the destruction of harmful insects. One corre- spondent exclaims fervently, "I honor and esteem. Fi(3. ;](5. Rose Chafer, eaten 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 Bailey, Florence Merriam, b. 1863. Toronto : McClelland & Goodchild
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