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Birds feeding on the Gypsy Moth Caterpillars. 



May 12. — A yellow warbler ate 15 caterpillars in less than five minutes. 

 May 12. — A Nashville warbler ate 42 caterpillars in one-half hour, in 



the mean time taking many more. 

 May 18. — A scarlet tanager ate upwards of 30 caterpillars within five 



minutes. 

 May 18. — Two scarlet tanagers together ate small caterpillars at the 



rate of 35 a minute for eighteen minutes. 

 May 20. — A crow blackbird ate 40 caterpillars in a little over three 



minutes. 

 May 26. — A Maryland yellow throat ate 52 caterpillars Avhile moving 



in and out among trees ; time could not be taken. 

 May 26. — A redstart ate 31 caterpillars while moving abovit ; time could 



not be acciorately taken. 

 - - A red- eyed vireo ate, in four brief visits to an infested tree, 



37 caterpillars. 

 July 13. — A yellow-billed cuckoo ate 1 every two minutes for thirty-six 



minutes. 

 July 13. — A red-eyed vireo ate 73 in forty minutes. 

 July 14. — A yellow-billed cuckoo ate 81 in forty-eight minutes. 

 July 15. — A towhee ate 7 pupae and 2 caterpillars in a very short time ; 



exact time not noted. 



Birds feeding on the Brown-tail Moth Caterpillars, 



May 2. — A robin pecked into a mass of caterpillars five times, taking 

 a number each time ; they could not be counted. 



May 11. — A pair of blue jays ate 47 caterpillars in eighteen minutes. 



May 11. — A black-and-white warbler ate 15 caterpillars in ten minutes. 



May 12. — A rose-breasted grosbeak ate 57 caterpillars in twenty 

 minutes. 



May 15. — A chestnut-sided warbler ate 28 caterpillars in about twelve 

 minutes. 



May 16. — A scarlet tanager ate 44 caterpillars in seventeen minutes. 



May 19. — A redstart ate 11 caterpillars within five minutes. 



May 19. — Two scarlet tanagers ate, one 9 and the other 16 caterpillars 

 in four minutes. 



May 22. — A pair of chickadees ate, one 15 and the other 21 caterpillars 

 in seven minutes. 



May 23. — A red-eyed vireo ate 43 caterpillars in ten minutes. 



May 23. — A blue jay ate 30 caterpillars in a very brief stay ; no time 

 given. 



May 24. — A Baltimore oriole ate 34 caterpillars in six minutes. 



May 24. — A red-eyed vireo ate 29 caterpillars in six minutes. 



May 25. — A scarlet tanager ate 43 caterpillars in twelve minutes. 



May 26. — A yellow-throated vireo ate 14 caterpillars in less than five 

 minutes. 



May 26. — An indigo bird ate 16 caterpillars ; time could not be accu- 

 rately taken. 



