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beetles ; November, snails, slugs and grubs. In summer it adds fruit, 

 and in winter hips, haws and buds of trees. 



Golden Oriole. January, various chrysalids ; February, chrysalids 

 and worms ; March, grubs and beetles ; April, ground beetles and 

 weevils ; May, beetles, moths, butterflies and grubs ; June, grubs, 

 grasshoppers, bees and cherries ; July, cherries and various beetles ; 

 August, weevils, chrysalids, fruits and worms ; September, beetles, 

 grubs, worms and fruits ; October, grubs, green herbs, chrysalids, ber- 

 ries and barley ; November, ants and worms. 



Crested Hoopoe. January, worms, grubs and snails ; February, the 

 same ; March, the same ; April, the same ; May, flies, dragon-flies 

 and grubs of May-fly ; June, water and land snails, flies, &c. ; July, 

 the same and woodlice ; August, the same ; September, the same ; 

 October, snails, flies and spiders ; November, the same ; December, 

 the same and worms. 



Green Woodpecker. January, ants ; February, worms and grubs of 

 ants ; March, slugs, beetles and grubs of ants'; April, ants and worms ; 

 May, red ants and grubs of w r asps ; June, bees and ants ; July, red 

 ants ; August, red ants and worms ; September, ants and worms ; 

 October, grubs of ants ; November, grubs of ants and bees ; Decem- 

 ber, ants. 



Reed Thrush. March, grubs and insects ; April, aquatic grubs ; 

 May, grubs of house-fly and dragon-fly ; June, worms, grubs, flies and 

 May-flies ; July, beetles and dragon-flies ; August, worms, eggs of 

 insects and beetles ; September, aquatic insects. 



Blackbird. January, seeds, spiders and chrysalids; February, the 

 same; March, worms, buds of trees and grubs; April, insects, worms and 

 grubs ; May, cockchafers and worms ; June, worms, grubs and fruits ; 

 July, all sorts of insects, worms and fruit ; August, the same ; Sep- 

 tember, the same ; October, worms, chrysalids and grubs of butterflies ; 

 November, seeds, corn and chrysalids ; December, the same. 



Great Titmouse. January, beetles and eggs of insects ; February, 

 grubs ; March, water snails, beetles and grubs ; April, cockchafers, 

 beetles and bees ; May, the same ; June, cockchafers, flies and other 

 insects ; July, the same ; August, insects and fruits ; September, seeds, 

 grasshoppers and crickets ; October, berries ; November, seeds. 



Skylark. January, seeds of wild plants ; February, seeds and corn ; 

 March, various insects, worms, seeds and corn ; April, insects, beetles 

 and corn ; May, beetles ; June, flies and various insects ; July, grass- 

 hoppers, worms and corn ; August, crickets and grasshoppers ; Sep- 

 tember, insects, corn and seeds of weeds ; October, seeds, worms and 



