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FOOD OF THE FLYCATCHERS. 



stomachs were entirely filled with caterpillars and in several others 

 they exceeded 90 per cent. As practically all caterpillars are harmful 

 it is evident that this bird is doing a good work. 



Dragon flies, lace-winged flies, and a few other odd insects make 

 up 4.14 per cent. Dragon flies were found in 18 stomachs, which 

 is a large record, for such agile insects can be taken only by very 

 active birds. Spiders were found in 47 stomachs, and while these 

 creatures are eaten frequently but in small quantites, 1 stomach 

 was filled with them, and in another they amounted to 77 per cent 

 of the contents. Altogether they amount to 4.03 per cent of the 

 food. Three stomachs contained the bones of a lizard (Anolis 

 carolinensis) . These, with a few eggshells, make up 0.74 per cent 

 and complete the animal food. 



Following is a list of the animal food identified in the stomachs: 



HYMENOPTERA (bees and wasps). 



Tiphia inornata 1 



Limneria sp 



Ophion bilineata 



Ophion ep 



Glypta rufiscutellaris 



Ephialtcs sp 



Ichneumon sp 



Camponotus pennsylvan ica 

 Camponotus sp 



Cicindcla 6-guttata 



Agonoderus pallipes 



Adalia bi punctata 



Curujits clavipcs 



Hololepta fossularis 



Ips/asciata 



Elater nigrinus 



Melanotus comiu wn ia 



Mclanotus ep 



Limonius griseus 



Limonius auripUia 



Corymbitcs hieroglyph i<- is. . 



Dicerca ep 



Poecihnota cyan ipcs 



Chauliognathua marginatus. 



PJians. us oarnifex 



Onthophagus haute 



Aphodiusjimetarius 



JVoxep 



Dichelonycha subvittata 



Divht lonycha elongata 



Dichelonycha ep 



Lachnosterna ep 



Anomala oblivia 



Anomala marginata 



Anomala sp 



Myzine sp 1 



Chrysis sp 2 



Ilal ictus sp 1 



Nomada sp 1 



Bombussy 1 



Apis mellifcra 1 



COLEOPTERA (beetle , 



Cotalpa lanigera 2 



Euphoria s< pulchralis 1 



Euphoria inda 9 



Elaph idion ep 2 



Strangalia luteicornis 



Typoct rus z* bratus 



Monohammus sp 



Dorcaschema alternatum 



Liopus variegatus 



(Edionychis petaurista 



Colaspis brunnea 



Nodonota sp 



Gastroidea sp 



Odontota dorsalis 



Coptocycla bicolor 



Epitragus tomentosus 



Mi Vat angusticollis 



Athlabus bipustulatus 



Tanymecus lac&na 



Artipus jloridanus 2 



Anthonomus signatus 1 



Anthonomus grandis 2 



Lxmosaccus plagiatus 2 



Conotrachclus nenuphar 2 



Conotrachelus sp 1 



Balaninus sp 6 



