. Useful birds and their protection. Containing brief descriptions of the more common and useful species of Massachusetts, with accounts of their food habits, and a chapter on the means of attracting and protecting birds . of Rose-breasted CJrosbeaks could be seenamong the pine trees, feeding steadily when they were in sight. Theywere in the colony at least two hours. There were se^en Blue Jaysin the colony at one time, and all were eating both larv;\; and pupa?steadily when seen. A pair of Scarlet Tanagers were in the trees fornearly an hour, and were eating caterpillars pretty steadily while
. Useful birds and their protection. Containing brief descriptions of the more common and useful species of Massachusetts, with accounts of their food habits, and a chapter on the means of attracting and protecting birds . of Rose-breasted CJrosbeaks could be seenamong the pine trees, feeding steadily when they were in sight. Theywere in the colony at least two hours. There were se^en Blue Jaysin the colony at one time, and all were eating both larv;\; and pupa?steadily when seen. A pair of Scarlet Tanagers were in the trees fornearly an hour, and were eating caterpillars pretty steadily while theywere in sight, which Avas aljoiit half the time. Several times a Black and\\hite Creeper came, and ate a few inipas each time. A Downy Wood-pecker was heard several times on the edge of the defoliated tract;finally he came into it, and was seen to take a few pup;c from theclustered masses, \y\\\\ tliem in pieies, and eat them. A j^air of Great-crested Flycatchers were passing to and fro. One of them alightedon a tree near me, and, after hopping about for a little and taking oneor. two small moths on the wing, it took a pupa from among the jiineneedles on a small bough, and ate it. There was a family of Black-.
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