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INDEX. 



Hungarian grass, 76. 



Hylaspis americana, 116. 



Hymenoptera, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115-116, 120, 121, 



138, 139, 140, 141, 142. 

 Hyphantria cunea (textor), 100, 102, 107, 112, 114, 

 118, 121, 126, 128, 129, 130, 131, 286, 

 288, 297, 298, 324-325. 

 textor (cunea), in Cuckoo's stomach, 

 123 

 Icterus galbula, 80, 81, 108-109, 265, 268, 269, 271, 

 272, 273, 274, 275, 278, 282, 283, 324-325. 

 spurius, 80, 83, 268, 278, 2S0. 

 Ichneunionids, 112, 114, 116, 136, 141. 

 Ichneumon flies, 102, 294, 300. 

 Idaho, no sparrow law in, 168. 

 Ideal bounty -law, 155. 

 Illinois bird-law, 168. 

 Importation, 17-21, 316-317. 



Direct from Europe, 19. 

 Tables of, 19-21. 

 Inch-worm (\Teasuring-worm), 295. 

 Increase, actual aud theoretical, 29. 

 Annual, 29. 

 Checks on, 31-41. 

 Rapidity of, 29-30. 

 Hate of, 27-31, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237. 



238, 239. 

 Relation of climate to, 32-34. 

 Relation of food to, 33-35. 

 Increase and public opinion, 35. 

 Increase and storms, 33, 34. 

 Increase of native birds explained, 96. 

 Incubation, period of, 27. 

 Indiana bird-law, 168. 



Indian corn, 68, 74, 312, 322, 325. (See Corn.) 

 Indian House Sparrow, 303. 

 Indian Territory, no sparrow law in, 168. 

 Indifferent insects in stomachs, 135, 138, 139, 140, 



141, 142, 143. 

 Indigo Bird or Bunting, 80, 274. 

 Inexpediency of bounties, 153-164. 

 Injuries, miscellaneous, 146-149. 

 Injurious and beneficial insects, 101, 287, 291. 

 Injurious insects in stomachs, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 



139, 140, 141, 142, 143. 

 Injury by filth, 36, 40, 41, 146-147, 240, 241, 242, 243. 

 Injury to buds and blossoms, 40-48, 240-243. 

 To foliage, 40, 41, 42, 146, 240-243. 

 To fruits, 42, 43, 48- 60, 243-252, 255, 310. 

 To garden seeds, 48, 64-66, 243-251. 

 To grain, 68-78, 179, 252-260, 309, 318, 319, 



320, 330-348, 349, 350, 351. 

 To trees and vines, 40-48, 240-243. 

 To vegetables, 48-49, 60-64, 243-252. 

 Insect contents of stomachs, 111-115, 123-128, 134, 

 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 

 305. 

 Insect defoliators of shade-trees, 324, 325. 

 Insect diet of young, 99, 103, 104, 132, 317, 320, 331, 



335, 336, 337, 338, 340, 342, 345, 347. 

 Insect eggs eaten, 102. 130, 285, 292, 295. 

 Insect food of Sparrow, 98-133, 256, 310. 

 General summary of evidence, 98-100. 

 Percentage in stomachs examined, 104. 

 Seasonal variation in, 105-106. 

 Table showing variation in, 106. 



Insectivorous birds, 43, 80, 348. 



Insectivorous habits, 43, 98-133, 255, 256, 283-301 



303, 306. 317, 349. 

 Insects, beneficial and injurious, 99, 101, 287, 291. 



Comparative abundance of, at different 



seasons, 105. 

 In Australia, 349. 

 In buds and blossoms, 42-43, 299. 

 In cherries, 250. 

 In England, 330-348. 

 In wheat, 102 



List of those said to be eaten by Spar- 

 rows, 102. 

 Stolen from Bluebirds, 94. 

 Supposed destruction of, 78. 

 Introduction to America, 17. 

 Investigation in South Australia, 303. 

 Iowa bird-law, 168. 

 Israella grape, 53, 

 Ivy, English, 41, 42, 240. 



Fin-leaved, 42. 

 Japan plum (loquat), 59. 

 Japanese jessamine, buds eaten, 44. 

 Jay, Blue-jay, 31-32, SO, 233, 234, 264, 265, 267, 268, 



269, 271, 272, 277, 282. 

 Jug Swallow ( = Cliff Swallow), 88. 

 Juncos, 80, 262, 269, 270. 

 June-bug, 102. 

 Kansas bird-law, 168-169. 

 Katydid, 102, 119, 131,300. 

 Kentucky bird law, 169. 

 Kekuka Lake vineyards, 52. 

 Kingbird, 80, 92, 94, 265, 268, 269, 271, 275, 276, 277, 



278, 281. 

 Kinglet, Golden-crowned, 80, 94, 263, 267. 

 Kinglets, 152, 153. 

 Knot-grass, 343, 345. 

 Lace-wing flies, 300. 

 Lachnosternafusca, 112, 113, 114, 116 

 Lady-birds (E pilachna) , 298. 

 Lady-bugs (Coccinnellidce), 102, 291. 

 Lanius borealis, 31, 233, 238, 276. 

 Laphygmafrugiperda, 114, 115, 118. 

 Lark, Meadow, 80, 274, 277. 



Shore, 80. 

 Larvas or grubs, 102, 103, 129 130, 285, 286, 287, 288, 



289, 290, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299. 

 Lawn-grass, seed and shoots eaten, 67. 

 Laws, now in force in United States, 167-173. 

 Repealed, 236. 

 Repeal of, advocated, 150. 

 Leaf-hoppers, 113, 118, 138, 142. 

 Leaf-rollers, 102, 129, 289, 295. 

 Least Flycatcher, Least Pewee, 80, 269. 

 Leaves, of trees and vines plucked, 41, 42, 46, 145. 



Of vegetables injured, 48, 61, 62, 63, 64. 

 Lecanium hemisphcericum, 1 30, 298. 

 Legislation, affecting Sparrows in United States, 

 150-151,167-173. 

 Effects of, 36. 



Recommendations for, 150-164. 

 Summary of, 150-151. 

 Lepidoptera, 118, 120, 121, 128, 130, 306. 

 Lepidopterous larvpe, 329. 



Lettuce, plants or leaves destroyed, 48,61,63,64, 

 245, 246, 248, 250, 336. 



