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FOOB OF BOBOLINK, BLACKBlKDS, AND GRACKLES. 



The following is a list of the various insects identified in the stomachs 

 of crow blackbirds: 



Insects found in stomachs of croir blackbirds. 



Cicindela punctulata. 

 Cicindela purpurea. 

 Cychrus sp. 

 Carabus sp. 

 Calosoma scrutator. 

 Calosoma calidum. 

 Calosoma externum. 

 Pasimachus depressus. 

 Scarites subterraneus. 

 Amara sp. 

 Chlfenius sp. 

 Agonoderus pallipes. 

 Harpalus caliginosus. 

 Harpalus peunsylvanicus. 

 Helophorus iuquinatus. 

 Olophrum convexum. 

 Scymnus sp. 

 Hister americanus. 

 Ips quadriguttatus. 

 Drasterius elegans. 

 Drasterius dorsalis. 

 Podabrus rugulosus. 

 Canthon sp. 

 Phaua'us carnifex. 

 Onthopliagus hecate. 

 Onthophagus jjennsylvanifus 

 Ata^nius 8p. 

 Aphodius fimetarins. 

 Aphodius inipiiiiatus. 



Leucania unipuncta. 



Euschistus sp. 



COLEOPTERA. 



Bolbocerus farctus. 

 Geotrupes sp. 

 Dichelonycha elongata. 

 Macrodactylus subsi)inosus. 

 Lachnosterna sp. 

 Anomala varians. 

 Ligyrus gibbosus. 

 Allorhina nitida. 

 Euphoria fulgida. 

 Euphoria inda. 

 Cremastochilus sp. 

 Prionus sp. 

 Strangaha sp. 

 Cryptoc-ephalus venustua. 

 Typophorus canellus. 

 Colaspis brunnea. 

 Chrysomela pulchra. 

 Gastroidea polygoni. 

 Haltica sp. 

 Dibolia sp. 

 Coptocyda signifera. 

 Eleodes tricostata. 

 EpicJierus imbricatus. 

 Phytononuis punctatus. 

 Sitones hispiduhis. 

 Lixus sp. 

 Balaninus sp. 

 Sphenophorus zete, et al, 

 Calandra grauaria. 



LKI'inoiTEK.V. 



Deilephila lineata. 



IIEMIITERA. 



Prionidus cristatus. 



NEUROPTERA. 



Corydalis cornutus. 

 THE BOAT-TAILED GRACKLE. 



( C^mcalus major. ) 



The boat-tailed grackle, one of the largest of the blackbirds in the 

 United States, inhabits the South Atlantic and Gulf States from Vir- 

 ginia to Texas, and is not found at anj^ great distance from the coast. 



