. The British bird book . instance, and may beseen hopping alongunder the bushes, andleaping up tosnatch the ripestfruit. In thestrawberry beds,too, it is verytroublesome,unless they arenetted I haveknown it to bealmost as destructive to cherries as the starling itself. Butthis mischief is counterbalanced in great degree by itsslaughter of snails and insects. Here is its dietary for theyear, as given by M. Prevost Paradol: January and February, seeds, spiders and chrysalids;March, worms, buds of trees and grubs; April, insects,worms, and grubs ; May, cockchafers and worms ; June,July,
. The British bird book . instance, and may beseen hopping alongunder the bushes, andleaping up tosnatch the ripestfruit. In thestrawberry beds,too, it is verytroublesome,unless they arenetted I haveknown it to bealmost as destructive to cherries as the starling itself. Butthis mischief is counterbalanced in great degree by itsslaughter of snails and insects. Here is its dietary for theyear, as given by M. Prevost Paradol: January and February, seeds, spiders and chrysalids;March, worms, buds of trees and grubs; April, insects,worms, and grubs ; May, cockchafers and worms ; June,July, August and September, worms, grubs, all sorts ofinsects, and fruit; October, worms, chrysalids, and cater-pillars ; November and December, seeds, com and chrysa-lids. The nest of the Blackbird is familiar to every egg-huntingschoolboy, for not only is it so big and so clumsily built that 58. it can scarcely be overlooked, btitthe bird calls attention to itswhereabouts by dashing off witha loud, chattering cry as soon asone comes within a few yardsof it. It is made of coarse grasses,a little moss, and dry leaves, andis lined with mud or clay, onwhich is laid an inner lining offiner grass. The eggs vary fromfour to six in number, and aregreenish blue in colour, thicklyspotted and speckled with reddishbrown. (aw- 59
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