. Some common birds in their relation to agriculture. Birds; wild birds. 10 poison ivy. sumac, and a few other shrubs. The nicker also eats a great many small fruits and the seeds of a considerable number of shrubs and weeds. Xone of the three species is much given to eating culti- vated fruits or crops. The redhead has been accused of eating the larger kinds of fruit, such as apples, and also of taking considerable corn. The stomach examinations show that to some extent these charges are substantiated, but that the habit is not prevalent enough to cause much damage. It is quite fond of mast,
. Some common birds in their relation to agriculture. Birds; wild birds. 10 poison ivy. sumac, and a few other shrubs. The nicker also eats a great many small fruits and the seeds of a considerable number of shrubs and weeds. Xone of the three species is much given to eating culti- vated fruits or crops. The redhead has been accused of eating the larger kinds of fruit, such as apples, and also of taking considerable corn. The stomach examinations show that to some extent these charges are substantiated, but that the habit is not prevalent enough to cause much damage. It is quite fond of mast, especially beechnuts, and when these nuts are. no. 5.—Yellow-beliuil woodpecker. plentiful the birds remain north all winter, instead of migrating as is their usual custom. Half the food of the sapsucker, aside from sap, consists of vegetable matter, largely berries of the kinds already mentioned, and also a quan- tity of the inner bark of trees, more of which is eaten by this species than by any other. Many other woodpeckers are found in America, but their food habits agree in the main with those just described. These birds are certainly. 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 Beal, F. E. L. (Foster Ellenborough Lascelles), 1840-1916. Washington, D. C. : U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
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