. The birds of Indiana; a descriptive catalog of the birds that have been observed within the state, with an account of their habits. Birds. 1010 Eepoht of State Geologist. May 5, 1895; Bicknell, April 18, 1896, April 27, 1894; Bloomington, April 23, 1886, May 1, 1893; Lafayette, April 34, 1897, April 27, 1895; Sedan, April SI, 1896, May 5, 1889; Petersburg, Mich., April 28, 1888, May 10, 1893; Chicago, III, May 6, 1895, May 9, 1896 and 1897. Mr. J. G. Parker, Jr., notes it as sometimes appearing there by May 1. I have observed them mating by May 7 (1886), and late that month and in June the n
. The birds of Indiana; a descriptive catalog of the birds that have been observed within the state, with an account of their habits. Birds. 1010 Eepoht of State Geologist. May 5, 1895; Bicknell, April 18, 1896, April 27, 1894; Bloomington, April 23, 1886, May 1, 1893; Lafayette, April 34, 1897, April 27, 1895; Sedan, April SI, 1896, May 5, 1889; Petersburg, Mich., April 28, 1888, May 10, 1893; Chicago, III, May 6, 1895, May 9, 1896 and 1897. Mr. J. G. Parker, Jr., notes it as sometimes appearing there by May 1. I have observed them mating by May 7 (1886), and late that month and in June the nest may be found, suspended from the fork of a horizontal limb of a beech, maple or other long-limbed tree, usually from five to twenty-five feet from the ground. It is a beau-. Details of structure of Red-eyed Vireo. Natural size. tiful, cup-shaped structure, built of various kinds of fibres and felted together with all sorts of material, chief of which seems to be leaves atnd hornets' nests. To the outside is glued mosses, lichens and Tari- ous other decorations. Sometimes two broods are said to be reared. They usually leave through September, but sing almost as long as they remain. I found them in full song September 10, 1897. The latest dates at which they have been noted in fall are Brookville, September 31, 1885; Bicknell, September 36, 1896; Lafayette, Sep- tember 29, 1894; Sedan, October 1, 1889; Chicago, 111., September 26, 1895; Warren County, September 35, 1897; Trafalgar, October 12, 1897. Mr. J. E. Beasley reports it from Lebanon, Ind., as late as October 33, 1894. It is one of a family of very beneficial birds. Prof. King examined 49 of these birds and found the principal food was 56 larvsB, principality caterpillars; 30 insect eggs; 67 chinch bugs; 32 beetles, and 6 grasshoppers. But 14 had eaten vegetable food, which was probably all wild (Geol. of Wis., I., pp. 521, 522).. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been d
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