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some kinds of birds, provided they are hungry 

 enough. The following is a list of those species 

 native to the northeastern United States, whose 

 fruits are known to be eaten by birds. This list, 

 first published in Bird-Lore, July-August, 1912, 

 has been revised, fruiting seasons added, and 

 though still necessarily incomplete, brought as 

 nearly up to date as possible. 



"The fruits of those marked with three asterisks 

 are known to have been eaten by thirty or more 

 different species of birds, while those marked 

 with two asterisks are known to have been eaten 

 by at least ten species of birds, as indicated by 

 stomach examinations. 1 Those marked with 

 one asterisk are known, from general observation, 

 to be very attractive to certain birds, and several 

 of them might, except for present lack of accurate 

 data, be given a second asterisk. Some of these 

 more than make up, in the number of individual 

 birds they attract, for the fact that they may 

 not happen to prove attractive to a large number 

 of species. It is known, for instance, that the 

 fruits of the sour gum, gooseberries, currants, 

 and snowberry, are each eaten by at least ten 

 species of birds, and consequently each are 

 marked with two asterisks ; but it seems probable 



1 "Plants Useful to Attract Birds and Protect Fruit," by W. L. 

 McAtee from Year Book of Department of Agriculture for 



