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FOOD HABITS OF THE GROSBEAKS. 



LIST OF SEEDS, FRUITS, OTHER VEGETABLE SUBSTANCES, AND INVERTE- 

 BRATES EATEN BY THE ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK. 



CULTIVATED PLANTS. 



Corn {Zea mays). 

 Oats (Avena sativa). 

 Wheat (Triticutm vulgare). 



Cherry (.Prunus cerasus). 

 Peas (Pisum sativum). 



WILD FRUITS. 



Mulberry {Morus rubra). 

 Pokeberry (Phytolacca decandra). 

 Sweet gum ( Liquidamhar styraciflua ) . 

 Blackberry (Rubvs sp.). 

 Strawberry (Fragaria sp.). 

 Juneberry (Amelanchier canadensis). 

 Ked haw (Crataegus sp.). 

 Wild red cherry (Prunus pennsyl- 



vanica ) . 

 Choke cherry (Prunus virginiana). 



Wild black cherry (Prunus serotina). 

 Redbud (Cercis canadensis). 

 Supple-jack (Berchemia scandens). 

 Kough-leaved cornel (Cornus asperi- 



foUa). 

 Checkerberry (Oavltheria procum- 



hens ) . 

 Nightshade (Solanum sp.). 

 Sweet elder (Sambucus canadensis). 

 Eed-berried elder (Sambucus pubens). 



EUDS AND FLOWEES. 



Cotton wppd (Populus sp.). 



Post oak (Quercus minor). 



Green foxtail (Chwtocliloa viridis) . 



Sedge (Carex sp.). 



Knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare). 



Pale persicaria (Polygonum lapathi- 

 folium). 



Pennsylvania persicaria (Polygonum 

 pennsylvanicum) . 



Black bindweed (Polygonum convolvu- 

 lus). 



Dock (Rumex sp.). 



Pigweed (Amaranthus sp.). 



P.loodroot (Sanguinaria 



Wild radish (Raphanus sativus). 



Touch-me-not (Impatiens biflora). 



Dodder (Ouscvta sp.). 



Blue vervain (Verbena hastata). 



Giant ragweed (Ambrosia trifida). 



COLEOPTEEA. 



Ground-beetles (C'arabidse) : 



Pasimachus depressus. 

 Ladybirds (Coceiuellidse) : 



Chilocorus bivulnerus. 



Brachyacantha ursina. 

 Histeridse : 



Hister sp. 

 Nitidulidse : 



Ips fasciatus. 

 Click-beetles (Elateridffi). 

 Bronzy wood-borers (Buprestidre) : 



Chalcophora virgin ten sis. 



Dicer ca obscura. 



Fireflies (Lampyrida) : 



Ellychnia corrusca. 



Photinus pyralis. 



Podabrus tomentosus. 



Telephorus bilineatus. 



Telephorus carolinus. 



Telephorus rotundicolUs. 

 Lamellicom beetles (ScambsBidae) ; 



Aphodius flmetarius. 



Aphodius granarius. 



Aphodius inquinatus. 



Dichelonycha elongata. 



Lachnosterna sp. 



