298 The Wilson Bulli-:tix— Xo. 91 



her head toward the sun and broadside to 'the bhnd. On^ 

 foot was placed on each side of the nest, the beak held wide 

 open, the wings half spread and slig'htly drooping, and the 

 feathers of the head and back elevated. This resulted in en- 

 tirely shading the young and is the most perfect development 

 of this brooding position yet noted in an individual bird. All 

 passerine birds which I have watched make some attempt to 

 assume a similar position but only a single one, a female 

 Brown Thrasher, ever approached this Red-wing in the at- 

 tempt. While on the nest she uttered incessantly the single 

 syllabled alarm note and on leaving always added the other 

 call. 



FOOD. 





TAP.LE 



I. ]-00D 



OF NESTLINGS. 



















NESTl 



.ING 





FOOD 





A 



r. 



C I 



UNKNOWN 



TOTAL 



Unidentified 





1() 



i 



12 







35 



Moth 





I 



8 



2 





2 



19 



Maybeetle 







1 









1 



Beetle 





5 



1 









6 



Grasshopper 





23 



2(i 



23 







72 



Spider 





3 



2 



6 







11 



Mayfly 









1 







1 



Measuring worm 



2 



4 



1 







7 



La-rvae 





1 



i 



5 







19 



Frog- 









1 







1 



Dad d}- longl 



egs 



1 





2 







3 



Wire worm. 



etc 



3 



6 



7 







16 



Cricket 



• 



1 





3 







4 



Fly 







2 









2 



Total 71 GG 64 2 203 



All feedings were b\- the female, the male never approach- 

 ing the nest. The area from which this bird secured food 

 was exceedingly limilcd. As stated before, the nest was in 

 a small elm ]u>{ in the edge of the timber \\liicli at this point 



