. The oist . task of keeping leaves clearof larvae, plant lice, and canker-worms. Thrushes, Bluebirds, Robins,Orioles, Catbirds, Thrashers, Wrensand Tanagers pay special attentionto the larger caterpillars and tree in-sects. Another family of birds has specialcharge of the bark; among these birdcare-takers are to be found the vari-ous Woodpeckers and Nuthatches,Brown Creepers, Chickadees andKinglets, who keep up a tireless searchfor insects in tree trunks, preventingtheir destruction. Not only are there birds who workin the air and on the trees, but thereare also ground-floor workers. Hid-den
. The oist . task of keeping leaves clearof larvae, plant lice, and canker-worms. Thrushes, Bluebirds, Robins,Orioles, Catbirds, Thrashers, Wrensand Tanagers pay special attentionto the larger caterpillars and tree in-sects. Another family of birds has specialcharge of the bark; among these birdcare-takers are to be found the vari-ous Woodpeckers and Nuthatches,Brown Creepers, Chickadees andKinglets, who keep up a tireless searchfor insects in tree trunks, preventingtheir destruction. Not only are there birds who workin the air and on the trees, but thereare also ground-floor workers. Hid-den on the ground around the rootsof trees and in the grass are insectenemies whose name is legion. Black-birds, Crows, Robins, Oven-birds,Thrashers, Ground Warblers andFlickers are well known members ofthe ground-workers gang. Other birds work in close co-oper-ation with man in the destruction ofweeds by the eating of seeds. Thevarious Sparrows and Finches are hisconstant co-workers. Some of the 44 THE OOLOGIST. THE OOLOGIST 46 more tender Sparrows, who have towinter in the South, leave their workto be carried on through the autumnand winter by Juncos, Snowflakes,Redpolls and Grosbeaks.—The Class-mate, T. A. Strong, San Jose, Cal. BIRD LIFE AT FUSIHATCHI COUN-TRY CLUB, ELMORE COUNTY,ALABAMA. By Peter A. Brannon, Montgomery,Alabama. The Fusihatchi Country Club is lo-cated on and surrounds the aboriginalsite of Fusihatchi, on the TallapoosaRiver. It truly perpetuates its name,if we are to consider it from the stand-point of a bird refuge. The word sig-nifies Bird Creek, in the Creek In-dian language. Aboriginal Gorgets found in thevicinity of this place show numerousapplications of the figure of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker, and it is highlyprobable that the word takes its sig-nificance from the fact that in thosedays this bird was common in thisregion. The bird life there is almost as itwas in primitive times. Observationscovering the last ten years, give manyreasons why the origi
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