. Birds in their relations to man; a manual of economic ornithology for the United States and Canada . THE HorSE-WKEN. {Afia- nioUnjicnl Siirreij.) distinct geographical race. In the Northern States it is migra-tory, spending the winter in the South. It nests about barnsand dwellings in almost any situation, and is easily encour-aged by putting up nesting-boxes. The house-wren is a veryuseful bird to have searching constantly for insects in theshrubbery of the ornamental grounds, the trees of the orchard,or the vines of the garden. Its diet appears to be exclusivelyinsectivorous; including on
. Birds in their relations to man; a manual of economic ornithology for the United States and Canada . THE HorSE-WKEN. {Afia- nioUnjicnl Siirreij.) distinct geographical race. In the Northern States it is migra-tory, spending the winter in the South. It nests about barnsand dwellings in almost any situation, and is easily encour-aged by putting up nesting-boxes. The house-wren is a veryuseful bird to have searching constantly for insects in theshrubbery of the ornamental grounds, the trees of the orchard,or the vines of the garden. Its diet appears to be exclusivelyinsectivorous; including on its bill of fare larv;e and caterpil-lars of many kinds, as well as ants, grasshoppers, gnats, bee-tles, bugs, spiders, and myriapods. Professor Augliey repeat- NUTHATCHES, TITMICE, CKEEIM:ilS, AM) WKEXS. lH 0(11 y observcHl both this and olhcr whmis carrying youiiLjlocusts to llicir nestlings. Nearly lialC llic food of severalspecimens shot in an orcliard infested by canker-worms con-sisted of these pests. Fifty-two stomachs were examined atthe United States Department of Agriculture, the record
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