No. 4.] 



THE GYPSY MOTH. 



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region at the earliest opportunity. This examination could 

 not be made in the spring, on account of the lateness of the 

 appropriation ; it could not be undertaken in the summer, 

 because of the press of other work ; but in the autumn, soon 

 after the leaves had fallen from deciduous trees, an inspec- 

 tion of Boston and its suburbs was begun. A few caterpil- 

 lars had been found during the summer in one locality in 

 South Boston, and this colony had been stamped out during 

 the season. The inspection of Boston was begun in Novem- 

 ber, and, though often interrupted by snow, it was pushed 

 during suitable weather, until the city proper. East and 

 South Boston and the Roxbury and Dorchester districts had 

 been examined. The severe storm of December 27, which 

 left the ground covered with snow and ice, put an end to 

 the work of inspection for the year. No more moths were 

 found in South or East Boston, but one colony was dis- 

 covered in the Roxbury district, between Franklin Park and 

 the city proper, and one colony at the South End in the 

 city proper. Two egg-clusters were also found at one 

 locality in Dorchester. 



Enemies of the Gypsy Moth. 



From our present knowledge it would seem that several 

 species of native birds are most persistent and effective de- 

 stroyers of the gypsy moth, and that certain predaceous 

 insects are next in order of usefulness as assistants in the 

 work of extermination. The names of several insects 

 which have not been published heretofore as enemies of 

 the gypsy moth are given in the report of the entomologist, 

 which follows this report. 



The following birds have been seen to feed upon the 

 moths, caterpillars or eggs : — 



Yellow-billed cuckoo, 



Black-billed cuckoo, 



Kingbird, . 



Plicjobe, 



Wood pewee. 



Least flycatcher, 



Blue jay, . 



Baltimore oriole, 



Purple grackle or crow blackbird, 



Coccyzus americanus. 

 Coccyzus erythrophth alrtius. 

 Tyrannns tyrannus. 

 SayornU jjhoebe. 

 Contopiis virens. 

 Enipido7iax minimus. 

 Cyanocilta cristata. 

 Icterus galbula. 

 Qidacalus quiscula. 



