BIRD HABITS 307 



Wright, pp. .63-72; News from the Birds, Keyser, pp. 139-149; Wake 

 Robin, Burroughs, pp. 1-35; Bird Migration, Cooke, U. S. Bulletin 185, 

 entire; see also magazine references; see also in Encyclopedia, under 

 "Migration," " Nidification," "Egg." 



Economic Importance: Our Vanishing Wild Life, Hornaday, entire; 

 Useful Birds and their Protection, Forbush, entire; Our Native Birds, 

 Lange, pp. 64-98; Birds of Eastern North America, Chapman, pp. 6-9; 

 Textbook, Kellogg, pp. 370-372; Birds that Hunt and are Hunted, Intro- 

 duction; Birds of Field and Village, Merriam, introduction, Chap. XV, 

 XXIV; Textbook, Davenport, pp. 311-314; Common Birds in Relation to 

 Agriculture, U. S. Bulletin, entire; How the Birds Help the Farmer, U. S. 

 Bulletin, entire; Bulletins of U. S. Department of Agriculture; Pamphlets 

 of the Audubon Society, etc., etc. 



Beaks and Feet: Citizen Bird, Wright, pp. 37-42; Birds of Eastern North 

 America, Chapman, pp. 41-55; Textbook of Zoology, Kellogg, pp. 362-364; 

 Bird Guide (Water Birds"), Reed, introduction. 



Life History and Habits: Handbook of Nature Study, Comstock, pp. 

 25-147; Outdoor Studies, Needham, pp. 47-53; Winners in Life's Race, 

 Buckley, pp. 168-180; Ways of the Wood Folk, Long, pp. 27-120; Familiar 

 Life in Field and Forest, Mathews, pp. 81-111; Upon the Tree Tops, 

 Miller, entire; Birds in the Bush, Torrey, entire; In Nesting Time, Miller, 

 entire; Bird Ways, Miller, entire; Nature Study and Life, Hodge, pp. 

 305-364; The Pet Book, Comstock, pp. 137-223; Nature Study Leaflets 

 (bound volume), pp. 253-290. 



Nesting and Eggs: Bird Homes, Dugmore, pp. 11-15; Our Native Birds, 

 Lange, pp. 33-41; Bird Life, Chapman, pp. 64-70; Citizen Bird, Wright, 

 pp. 73-86; News from the Birds, Keyser, pp. 37-49; Birds of Field and 

 'Village, Merriam, see index; Animal Life, Kellogg, pp. 264-268; Animal 

 Life, Thompson, pp. 114-115, 264-267. 



SUMMARY 

 Foods used. 



Animal. 



Rats, mice, rabbits, etc. Hawks, owls, birds of prey. 



Fish Loon, pelican, kingfisher. 



Scavengers Vulture, buzzard. 



Insects on the wing. Swifts, night-hawks. 



Insects under bark Woodpecker. 



Insects on the ground Robins. 



Insects on plants Warblers, vireos. 



Vegetable. 



Weed seeds Sparrows, etc. 



Grains (rice) Blackbirds, bobolink. 



Fruits Wax wing, blackbird. 



General value of birds. 

 Harmful exceptions. 



Cooper's and sharp-shinned hawks, great horned owl, English sparrow, 

 and starling (why so numerous?). 



