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*Chinch bugs: 100, in another case two tablespoonfuls in a cup. 



Squash bugs : 6, 11, 12. 



Aphids : 2,326 eaten by a week old chick : this was more than one 

 meal, but was not all his insect food for that day. 



*Arniy worm: 12. 



*Cutworm : 12. 



Hessian fly flaxseeds : 20. 



Mosquitoes : 144 — a week old bird ; 568 — a nearly grown bird in 

 three hours. In both these cases the supply gave out, while the birds 

 were still eager for more. 



*Potato beetles : 75, 101. 



May beetle grubs : 7, 8. 



*Cotton boll weevil: 47. 



Sow bugs : 6. 



Miscellaneous insects : 1,400 in half a day — a laying hen the 23rd 

 of June. 



Tests to ascertain how many insects of one kind a bobwhite might 

 eat in an entire day gave the following results. The birds had plenty 

 of weed seeds, grain and green food, except in two cases in which the 

 fact is indicated. 



5.000 aphids — chrysanthemum black fly. Adult bird in December. 

 This is the only case in which the insects were not individually 

 counted; one thousand were counted and the rest estimated. 



1,350 flies. A laying hen in July. About one fifth were maggots, 

 the. rest adults. 



59 adult potato beetles. A laying hen ; test by Mazie Hodge. 



1,286 rose slugs. A laying hen ; test by Mazie Hodge. 



37 grasshoppers and 2,400 seeds of pigeon grass eaten apiece by 

 two -six weeks old birds in October. 



43 grasshoppers and 2,100 seeds of pigeon grass eaten apiece by 

 two six weeks old birds in October. 



20 grasshoppers and 3,000 seeds of pigeon grass eaten apiece by two 

 six weeks old birds in October. 



65 large crickets eaten apiece by two seven weeks old birds in Oc- 

 tober. They had no weed seeds or gTain. 



84 large and middle-sized grasshoppers eaten apiece by two seven 

 weeks old birds in October. They had no weed seeds or grain. 



700 insects — 300 of them grasshoppers. A laying hen in July. 

 Their weight was 24 grams. 



1,532 insects — 1,000 of them grasshoppers. A laying hen in July. 

 Their weight was 24.6 grams. 



