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examined, 2 of which had eaten a weevil. Fourteen painted bunt- 

 ings were taken, 2 of which had likewise eaten 1 weevil apiece. 



Mockingbirds were very common, and many were seen in the fields 

 feeding on cotton worms. Twenty-nine specimens were collected, 3 

 of which had taken 1 weevil apiece. 



Other localities. — ^During September and October five additional 

 localities were visited, as follows : Castroville, September 25 ; Seguin, 

 September 26-29 ; Matthews, Colorado County, September 30-Octo- 

 ber 4; Hempstead, October 6-9, and Navasota, October 10-16. 

 Cuero was also revisited September 6-9 and Gurley, October 17-20. 

 At these localities, with the single exception of Cuero, weevils were 

 found in considerable numbers, but at most places birds were 

 remarkably scarce, and the stomachs of those collected contained no 

 weevil remains. At Matthews, in the Colorado.River bottoms, red- 

 winged blackbirds and bronzed grackles were abundant, though com- 

 paratively few of them fed in the cotton fields. 



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In the following lists are enumerated all the species thus far exam- 

 ined in connection with boll-weevil investigations. " 



Record of birds examined which had eaten, holl weemls. 



c Including those examined by Bureau of Entomology. 



