. Birds of Arkansas. Birds. THRASHEKS. 85 first migrants of this species anive at Helena about the middle of April, and the hist birds leave about the fii-st week in October. The last one seen at Delight was noted October 10. \ few winter in favorable localities in the State and ^IcAtee noted them as fairly in t>ittenden and Coimties Xoveuiber 12-lS, 1910. The Biologiciil Siu'vcy's study of the catbird's food habits indicates that it subsists hu-gely on fruit, of which aboiit one-tliird is cultivated, ihe remainder of wild species, such as blackberries, wild cherries, mi
. Birds of Arkansas. Birds. THRASHEKS. 85 first migrants of this species anive at Helena about the middle of April, and the hist birds leave about the fii-st week in October. The last one seen at Delight was noted October 10. \ few winter in favorable localities in the State and ^IcAtee noted them as fairly in t>ittenden and Coimties Xoveuiber 12-lS, 1910. The Biologiciil Siu'vcy's study of the catbird's food habits indicates that it subsists hu-gely on fruit, of which aboiit one-tliird is cultivated, ihe remainder of wild species, such as blackberries, wild cherries, mid- berries, elderberries, and the fi-uit of the dogwood, sour giun, simiac, and poison ivA". Insects constituted about 44 per cent of the total food in the stomachs examined, and included ants, beetles, cater-. Fio. ••.—Breeding area o( lie brown thrasher i ToiaMama ru/iim) in Arkansas. pillars, and grasshoppers. Though sometimes a pest where small fruits are raised, this bird on the whole does more good than harm. Bro-wn Thrasher. Toxostoma rufum. This bird, frequently called the "browTi tlu"usli,'" is a conmiion mi- grant and a rare simimer resident in tlie northern pai-t of the State. It is reported as nesting at Clinton and Newport, and I foimd it breeding in small numbers at Conway and ^laimnotli Spring. At the latter place a nest with young was foimd Jtme 15. At Helena it does not breed but is reported as a rare migrant, arriving from the south about ^larch 15 (earliest, Marcli 1) and passing south in October and November (last seen. November 13). A few pass the. 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 Howell, Arthur Holmes, 1872-1940; Fuertes, Louis Agassiz, 1874-1927. Washington, Govt. Print. Off.
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