. Annual report of the Nebraska State Horticultural Society. Horticulture -- Nebraska. SOME NOTES ON NEBRASKA BIRDS. 103 Order PSITTACI.—Parrots, Macaws, Paroquets, etc. Family PSITTACID.^.—Parrots and Paroquets. 382. Conurus carolinensis {Linn.).—Carolina Paroquet. Mouth of Platte river (Coues, Birds of Northwest); not now reaching the state, "Formerly abundant, even in eastern Nebraska, now rare, if found in the state " (Taylor); " Regularly to Ohio, Illinois, and southern Nebraska" (Goss).. Fig. 30.—Carolina Paroquet. Order COCCYGES.—Cuckoos, etc. Family CUCULID-ai.—Cuck
. Annual report of the Nebraska State Horticultural Society. Horticulture -- Nebraska. SOME NOTES ON NEBRASKA BIRDS. 103 Order PSITTACI.—Parrots, Macaws, Paroquets, etc. Family PSITTACID.^.—Parrots and Paroquets. 382. Conurus carolinensis {Linn.).—Carolina Paroquet. Mouth of Platte river (Coues, Birds of Northwest); not now reaching the state, "Formerly abundant, even in eastern Nebraska, now rare, if found in the state " (Taylor); " Regularly to Ohio, Illinois, and southern Nebraska" (Goss).. Fig. 30.—Carolina Paroquet. Order COCCYGES.—Cuckoos, etc. Family CUCULID-ai.—Cuckoos. The cuckoos are among the few birds that habitually feed upon hairy caterpillars, such as the various " tent-making " species. They also destroy large numbers of other caterpillars, and do not object to beetles and other insects which they find among the foliage of trees. Although shy birds they are frequently seen in cities, where they do their share in protecting the trees from the ravages of insect 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 Nebraska State Horticultural Society. Lincoln, Neb. : The Society
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