. The book of birds, common birds of town and country and American game birds . ars, in which time it has be-come one of the most familiar of westernbirds. It is a common inhabitant of both thewestern Rocky Mountains and the i^icrra Ne-vada, and is very much at home among thepine woods of which it is the brightest orna-ment. In general its habits are like those ofits scarlet cousin, and it also has a sweet songvery similar in general effect. In Californiathis tanager has acquired an evil reputation byattacks on the cherry crop, and there is nodoubt that when it assemljles in large numbersin th
. The book of birds, common birds of town and country and American game birds . ars, in which time it has be-come one of the most familiar of westernbirds. It is a common inhabitant of both thewestern Rocky Mountains and the i^icrra Ne-vada, and is very much at home among thepine woods of which it is the brightest orna-ment. In general its habits are like those ofits scarlet cousin, and it also has a sweet songvery similar in general effect. In Californiathis tanager has acquired an evil reputation byattacks on the cherry crop, and there is nodoubt that when it assemljles in large numbersin the fruit districts it is the cause of heavyloss to small fruit growers. Lhider ordinarycircumstances, however, the greater part of itsfood consists of insects, many of them harm-ful. Two very harmful families of beetles,whose larvae are wood liorers and do muchdamage to trees and other plants, are repre-sented in the food. The planting of berry-bearing trees near the orchard would no doubtprevent much of the loss occasioned by thisbird, which by no means occurs every year. 30.
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