210 LIFE-HISTORIES OF BIRDS 



following insects constitute a portion of its bill 

 of fare: Tabanus lineola, T. cinctus, Stomoxys 

 calcitrans, Musca domestica, M. ccesar, Culex tce- 

 niorhynchus, Anthrax clongata, among diptera; 

 Aphis malt, A. roscc, Apis mellifica, Selandria 

 rosce, among hymenoptera; and larvae 'of C/icerodes 

 transversata^ Angeronia crocataria, Ennomos subsig- 

 naria, Zerene catenaria, Anisopteryx vernata, A. 

 pometaria, Lozotcenia rosaceana, Anchylopera fra- 

 garice, and mature forms of Utetheisa bella, Algeria 

 titpiliforme, Limacodes scapha, and Phisia precatio- 

 niS) among lepidoptera. In the fall it is less in- 

 sectivorous and more frugivorous; subsisting 

 upon Juniper us Virginiana, Vacciniumstamineuni, 

 Lonicera periclymemim and other fruits. 



The young venture from the nest when twelve 

 days old, but are not sufficiently matured until a 

 week later, for self-maintenance. They do not, 

 however, dissolve connection with their parents, 

 but wander about from place to place with the 

 latter, subsisting upon small lepidopterous larvae, 

 diptera, and the smaller coleoptera, until there is 

 a scarcity of such food. On the approach of cold 

 weather, they feed, as before remarked, upon 

 various kinds of berries. The flocks at first are 

 made up of individuals of the same family. But 

 later, by the continual additions of small families 

 which are met with in roaming from place to 

 place, a large flock is the ultimate result. 



Besides the low lisping call which the Cedar 

 Bird possesses, it has a song which is uttered in a 



