xxn INTRODUCTION 



Chickadee, Oriole, Red-eyed Vireo, Yellow-billed 

 Cuckoo, Black-billed Cuckoo, Chipping Sparrow, 

 and Yellow Warbler. 



Cutworms (which cut off corn, etc., before it 

 is fairly started in the spring, and are very de- 

 structive to grass) are eaten by the Robin, Crow, 

 Catbird, Loggerhead Shrike, House Wren,Meadow- 

 lark, Cowbird, Baltimore Oriole, Brown Thrasher, 

 and Red-winged Blackbird. 



Ants (which spread plant-lice, destroy timber, 

 and infest houses) are the favorite food of 

 the Catbird, Thrasher, House Wren, and Wood- 

 peckers, and are eaten by almost all land birds 

 except birds of prey. 



Scale insects (which are a fruit-tree pest, in- 

 juring oranges, olives, etc.) are eaten by the Bush- 

 tit, Woodpeckers, and Cedar-bird. 



The May beetle (which ravages forest trees, 

 and also injures grain and grass lands) is eaten 

 by the Hermit Thrush, Wood Thrush, Robin, 

 Meadowlark, Brown Thrasher, Bluebird, Catbird ; 

 Blue Jay, Crow Blackbird, Crow, Loggerhead 

 Shrike, Mockingbird, and Gray-cheeked Thrush. 



Weevils (which injure grain, forage, and mar- 

 ket gardens) are eaten by the Crow, Crow Black- 

 bird, Red-winged Blackbird, Baltimore Oriole, 

 Catbird, Brown Thrasher, House Wren, Meadow- 

 lark, Cowbird, Bluebird, Robin, Swallows, Flycatch- 

 ers, Mockingbird, Woodpeckers. Wood Thrush, 

 Alice's Thrush, and Scarlet Tanager. 



