. [Collected reprints, 1895-1916. Birds. Some Common Birds Useful to the Farmer. 27 siderable number of shrubs anf weeds Non!o?'Ji.^' l"^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ °f ^ con- given to eating cultivated fruHs oT croDS The rL hL^^r ?P^"^' ^^ «'" ⢠^^^° ^'^^^^'^ ^'^ Stomach examinations show that to some e^til" ?^ ^''''"v? considerable corn, tiated, but that the habit is not nrevaleTenm,.? . ^''^'^ '=*'^'"«^^ '^''^ substan- blrd is fond of mast, especLC beechnuts ?nrt wJ" 1^"'^ "'^'^'^ '^^'"^g^- The remains north all Winter beechnuts, and when these nuts are
. [Collected reprints, 1895-1916. Birds. Some Common Birds Useful to the Farmer. 27 siderable number of shrubs anf weeds Non!o?'Ji.^' l"^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ °f ^ con- given to eating cultivated fruHs oT croDS The rL hL^^r ?P^"^' ^^ «'" ⢠^^^° ^'^^^^'^ ^'^ Stomach examinations show that to some e^til" ?^ ^''''"v? considerable corn, tiated, but that the habit is not nrevaleTenm,.? . ^''^'^ '=*'^'"«^^ '^''^ substan- blrd is fond of mast, especLC beechnuts ?nrt wJ" 1^"'^ "'^'^'^ '^^'"^g^- The remains north all Winter beechnuts, and when these nuts are plentiful it trees also. For this reaLn if for no othe^ tbeTshouff h/n^\ ^^^'^ â¢"' 'â â¢"" possible way. otner, tney should be protected m every THE CUCKOOS. pS sii^s^s^o^^^r^s i'^ndrt:?aci"i^^L^-LL*^^\^^^^^^ ^!oSa;d^^-s^o°ye%.^^ tmct the food habits of the yellow-blU and the black-WU do not grLt^y differ" an4 their economic status is practically the same greaiiy aitter tn^»?""^^*l°" ?» ^^^ stomachs has shown that these species are much given tif "^fnTcrcucl'o^f ear^'o^ "°^* '''''' ^*' ^°* '^^^^ *^«- â^ -"^ many hairy caterpillars that the hairs pierce the inner lining of the stomach and remain there, and often when the stomach is opened it appears to be lined -. with a thin coating of fur. "An examination of the stom- achs of 46 black-billed cuckoos, taken during the summer months, showed the remains of 906 cat- erpillars, 44 beetles, 96 grass- hoppers, 100 sawflies, 30 stink- bugs, and 15 spiders. In all probability more individuals than these were rep^resented, but their remains were, too badly broken for recognition. Most of the caterpillars were hairy, and many of them belong to a genus that lives in colonies and feeds on the leaves of trees, including the apple tree. One stomach was filled with larv* of a cater- pillar belonging to the same genus as the tent caterpillar, and
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