ECONOMIC VALUE OF THE STARLING. 



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Table IV. — List of items identified in the food contained in 2,626 starling stomachs 

 examined, and the number of stomachs in which each was found— Continued. 



ANIMAL MATTER— Continued. 



Lepldoptera (Moths, Butterflies, Cater- 

 pillars, Etc.). 



Unidentified 65 



Unidentified eggs 1 



Unidentified caterpillars 812 



Unidentified pupa; 20 



Nymphalidse (brush-footed butterflies): 



Argynnis cybele (caterpillar) 1 



Arctiidse (tiger moths): 



Unidentified caterpillar 1 



Noctuidse (cutworms): 



Unidentified caterpillars 24 



Nephelodes violans (caterpillar) 1 



Nephelodes minians (caterpillars) 22 



Cucullia asteroides (caterpillars) 2 



Lasiocampidse (tent caterpillars): 



Malacosoma americana (caterpillars) 3 



Malacosoma sp. (caterpillars) 2 



Deilephila lineata ("caterpillar) 1 



Diptera (Flies and their Maggots). 



Proctacanthus sp 1 



Sarcophaga sp 1 



Phormia terrse-novse 1 



Musca domestica 2 



Tipula sp 1 



Chrysops sp 1 



Leia sp 1 



Arachnid a (Spiders, Ticks, Etc.). 



Drassus neglectus 



Pachygnatha sp 



.Tetragnatha sp 



Xysticus luctans. 



Lycosa carolinensis 



Lycosa helluo 



Lycosa punctulata 



Mtriapoda (Centipedes and Milld?eds). 



Diplopoda (millipeds): 



Unidentified 913 



Nemasoma minutum 1 



Julus caeruleocinctus 10 



Chilopoda (centipedes): 



Unidentified centipedes 7 



Crustacea (Crustaceans). 



Isopoda (wood lice, etc.): 



Unidentified 15 



Orchestia grillus 1 



Orchestia sp 1 



Porcellio laevis 2 



Porcellio sp 1 



Armadillidium sp 1 



Mollusca (Snails, Etc). 



Unidentified mollusks 71 



Nassidse (basket shells): 



Ilyanassa obsoleta 2 



Zonitidae (glassy snails): 



Zonites arboreus .. 5 



Gastrodonta suppressa 1 



Testacellidse (flesh-eating land snails): 



Cochlicopa lubrica 1 



Helicidse (land snails): 



Vallonia sp 11 



Auriculidae (ear snails): 



Melampus lineatus 28 



Littorinidse (periwinkles): 



Littorina rudis fi 



Pupillidse (chrysalis shells): 



Vertigo ovata - 1 



VEGETABLE MATTER. 



Unidentified buds 2 



Unidentified mast 15 



Unidentified wild fruit 184 



Vegetable garbage 528 



Vegetable rubbish 21 



Pinacese: 



Juniperus virginiana (red cedar) 13 



Juniperus sp. (juniper) 1 



Graminese: 



Unidentified grass seeds 39 



Andropogon sorghum (sorghum) 2 



Panicum miliaceum (millet) 1 



Panicum sp. (switchgrass) 6 



Chsetochloa glauca (foxtail) 11 



Chsetochloa sp. (foxtail) 13 



Eragrostis sp. (love grass) 1 



Anthoxanthum odoratum (sweet vernal 



grass) 1 



Zea mays (corn) 59 



Triticum vulgare (wheat) 15 



A vena sativa (oats) 6 



Cyperacese: 



Unidentified sedge 4 



Carex sp. (sedge) 6 



ConvallariaceEe: 



Asparagus officinalis (asparagus) 1 



Smilacese: 



Smilax herbacea (carrion flower) 1 



Smilax sp. (greenbriar) 1 



Myricacese: 



Myrica carolinensis (bayberry) 122 



Betulacese: 



Alnus sp. (alder) 1 



Ulmacese: 



Celtis occidentalis (hackberry) 9 



Moracese: 



Moras alba (white mulberry) 45 



Moras rubra (red mulberry) 52 



Moras sp. (mulberry) 76 



Polygonacese: 



Rumex sp. (dock) 8 



Polygonum lapathifolium (smartweed) 1 



