364 APPENDIX IV. 



1898. BAILEY, L. H. The Birds and I. Cornell University, 

 Teachers' Leaflet, Xo. 10. 



Popular discussion of relations of birds to children. Pictures 

 of many bird-houses. 



189S. BEAL, F. E. L. Birds that Injure drain. United States 

 Department of Agriculture, Yearbook, 1897, pages 345- 

 354. 



After a short discussion of the damage done by birds to the 

 wheat crop and the cause of increased numbers of blackbirds, 

 the more important noxious species are taken up in detail. The 

 following are treated : Crow, crow blackbird, red-winged black- 

 bird, yellow-headed blackbird, rusty grackle, cowbird, mourning 

 dove, California valley quail, horned lark, and certain imported 

 pheasants. 



1898. BEAL, F. E. L. The Food of Cuckoos. United States 

 Division of Biological Survey, Bulletin 9, pages 1-15. 



General notes on North American cuckoos, followed by an 

 account of the examination of one hundred and fifty-five stom- 

 achs of both species. F'ood was found to consist almost exclu- 

 sively of animal matter. Nearly fifty per cent, of the whole was 

 composed of caterpillars, of which, contrary to the usual habits 

 of birds, hairy species were in the majority. The percentage of 

 Orthoptera ranged from three per cent, in May to forty-three in 

 July, mostly arboreal forms, and there were from five to six 

 and one-half per cent, of miscellaneous insects, beetles and bugs 

 respectively. No particular support was found to the accusation 

 that they are in the habit of sucking eggs of other birds. 



1898. BLANCHAN, XELTJE. Birds that Hunt and are Hunted. 

 Xew York: Douhleday & McClure Company. Pages 

 i.-xii., 1-359. 



Life histories of one hundred and seventy birds of prey, game 

 birds, and water fowls, with colored plates of many of them. 

 Much economic information. 



1898. BUTLEH, AMOS W. The Birds of Indiana. Twenty- 

 second Annual Eeport State Geologist of Indiana, pages 

 515-1187. 



A descriptive catalogue of the birds that have been observed 

 within the State, with an account of their habits. Much in- 

 formation as to food. 



