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ants, flies (Tdbanus), grasshoppers, and several species of Hemiptera or bugs, 

 especially Palomena prasina. Remains of spiders and small molluscs have also 

 been detected. After mid-June various kinds of fruit are added to the dietary, 

 principally cherries and both white and black mulberries as well as currants. 

 Gromier says that in the South grapes and figs are also eaten. [F. c. R. j.] 



6. Song Period. From the time of its arrival in Europe until the young 

 are hatched, or roughly from mid-April to mid-June and occasionally later. 

 [F. c. B. J.] 



