METHODS OF lUKD STri)\ 



easily tamed, and may be fed on honey and w ater, lialf and lialf, 

 with ph\nt Hce and spiders. All should be I'amiliiir uiih the: 



^^'llil»[)l,)l)l•^^■ill — ^1 nfrdstonnts von/erus. 

 Xiiihthawk — C/ionlci'rs cliuihiidu ns. 

 C'liiinney swift — Chalura ju/dtfira. 

 l{u1>v-tliroat(Ml liinnmiim" bird — ■ A rchHoclnis cdluhriK. 



Order Passeres (^passer, " a sparrow ") — perching birds. In this 

 laro-est order, which contains nioru than ludt" tht- spcciL's t»i In* 

 studied, the family names will be of assistance in distinLcnisli- 

 ing the various grottps. 



Family Tyrannidcz — flycatchers. TyiR-s: 



Kingbinl — I'lirdnuux fi/rdnmis. 

 Crested flycatcher — Mf/idrrlins crinitus. 

 Phoebe — Sdi/drnis jdiulir. 

 AVood pewee — Mi/ldc/Kincs r trots. 

 Least flycatcher — Eiitjttddn<ix tniitimns. 



Almost the entire food of this group, as tlie name indicates, is 

 insects, and stomach examinations have proved that tlie insects taken 

 are mainly injurious. From the common habit of watching from a 

 conspicuous perch and flitting 

 out to catch insects as they 

 pass, the flycatchers are most 

 interesting birds to study,espe- 

 cially in ascertaining exactly 

 how many insects a bird may 

 catch within a given time. A 

 laboratory period devoted to 

 such work will instill a higher 

 ajtpreciation of the value of 

 bird life than will any other 

 lesson in the course. 



The' only question as to 

 the value of the group refers 

 to the kingbird and its de- 

 struction of the honeybees. AVhile few bees have been found in its 

 stomach, and it was therefore acquitted of serious injury, hun<lreds of 

 crushed bees have since been discovered under its favt)rite perclu's, whni 



Fk;. -'2. ("liippiilg sparrow feeding young 

 cow bird 



