. The Relation of Birds to the Cotton Boll Weevil . he largest and also the most abundant flycatchersin Texas, but, unfortunately,their taste leads them to prefer ? Bomewhat larger insects thanthe boll weevil. They do. how-ever, destroy a few weevils,mainly in the autumn. Ninety-one stomachs taken in July, jAugust, and September havebeen examined, and .» of themcontained a total of 7 weevils. Pha be.—These flyca t chersare winter residents over thegreater part of Texas, and afew breed in the western partof the State. One specimentaken late in September hadeaten a boll weevil and 3 taken in Nov
. The Relation of Birds to the Cotton Boll Weevil . he largest and also the most abundant flycatchersin Texas, but, unfortunately,their taste leads them to prefer ? Bomewhat larger insects thanthe boll weevil. They do. how-ever, destroy a few weevils,mainly in the autumn. Ninety-one stomachs taken in July, jAugust, and September havebeen examined, and .» of themcontained a total of 7 weevils. Pha be.—These flyca t chersare winter residents over thegreater part of Texas, and afew breed in the western partof the State. One specimentaken late in September hadeaten a boll weevil and 3 taken in November and December had each eaten 1 weevil. Alder flycatcher.—This species, which resembles the least fly-catcher in appearance, i- a cafe migrant in Texas. Three specimensp ere taken in September, 1 of which had eaten 2 boll weevils. Olive-sided flycatcher.—This species breeds in the more northernStates and Canada and is found only a- a migrant in the South. TwoSpecimens were taken in September. 1 of which had eaten 2 bollweevils. Fig Kingbird. Next to -wallow-, orioles are probably the greatest destroyers ofthe boll weevil in summer, and perhaps their services are moreimportant than those rendered by -wallow-, for the reason that the 16 RELATION OF BIRDS TO COTTON BOLL WEEVIL. orioles spend most of the spring and summer in and about the cottonfields and persistently hunt the weevils when they are feeding on thesquares. The orioles pass the winter in Central America, return-ing to the United States in April, where they remain until October. Orchard oriole (see frontispiece).—This oriole, the smallest of thegroup, is generally distributed in Texas and other Southern purse-shaped nest is built in almost any small tree in the orchard,dooryard, pasture, or field. Orchard orioles make frequent excur-sions to the cotton fields, especially when the young are fully fledged,and often feed for hours at a time among the cotton plants. Theyseem to know where
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