FINCHES. 139 
February, the same, and corn; March, the same, 
and insects ; April, moths, flies, and insects of various 
kinds; May, cockchafers, grubs, and eggs of insects ; 
June, the same, and wild fruits ; July, the same, and 
grubs of beetles; August, moths and butterflies ; 
September, eggs of insects, worms, and seeds; Oc- 
tober, wood-boring beetles, seeds, and insects ; No- 
vember, seeds ; December, seeds and buds.” 
The Chaffinch. 
It will be noticed that during eight out of the 
twelve months insects form a part, and often a large 
one, of the chaffinch’s diet; and as the young are 
brought up wholly upon insect food, and as the 
parents, moreover, devour a vast number of noxious 
seeds during the winter months, it will be seen that 
the bird amply atones for its misdemeanours at 
