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1919, a male of this species came often to suet at her window, 

 and continued to come for about five days, during which time 

 he ate much of the suet. It has been attracted to feeding 

 stations by sunflower seeds in spring and autumn, and is fond 

 of green peas, but where there are potato beetles these seem 

 to be the chief attraction. 



Indigo Biinting. 



The sprightly indigo bird lives in the sprout patch and the 

 bush pasture and nests among low bushes. It sometimes nests in 

 brambles near the kitchen garden. It visits old apple trees in 

 spring and feeds among the blossoms, and when the sweet corn 

 tassels it feeds amid the corn. Dr. Foot has attracted it to 

 feeding boxes and weathervane food houses by keeping small 

 seeds there late in the spring. Mrs. E. O. Marshall says that 

 it came to millet that was planted for the birds. 



Scarlet Tanager. 



The tanager loves apple trees and white oaks. Strings for 

 its nest attract it if exposed near the oak trees. Miss Henrietta 

 Greenlaw writes that a female tanager waited morning after 

 morning until a supply of strings was put out, which it then 

 used for nest building. In cold or wet weather in May, 1917, 

 when insects w^ere scarce, tanagers were fed on crumbs of cake 

 by Hon. Edgar S. Hill. Several pairs came to the dooryard 

 many times each day for the cake, and would eat no other 

 food put out for them. Mrs. W. H. Herrick saw some tanagers 

 eating a decaying apple on May 14, 1920. She put other soft 

 apples on a leaning tree trunk and tanagers came to them. 



SlDolloiDS. 



Directions for attracting swallows are given on pages 13, 15 

 and 16 of Circular No. 10, on "Bird Houses and Nesting 

 Boxes," published by the Massachusetts State Department of 

 Agriculture. Mr. H. C. Denslow says that eggshells thrown 

 out in the garden attracted swallows all summer. Mr. S. 

 Knowlton writes that he spread over about 3 acres ashes and 

 plaster from a house that had been burned. Numerous swal- 

 lows came all summer to eat pieces of the plaster. 



