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POOD OP THE FLYCATCHERS. 



COLEOPTERA. 



Platynus sp 1 



Coptotomus interrogatus 1 



Cryptopleurus vagans , 1 



Megilla metadata 1 



Hippodamia 15-maculata 1 



Coccinella 9-punctata 1 



Coccinella abdominalis 1 



Anatis 15-punctata 1 



Chilocorus bivulnerus 1 



Agrilus egenus 1 



Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus 1 



Podabrus punctata 1 



Telephorus fraxini 2 



Telephones carolinus 1 



Canthon viridis 1 



Onihophagus sp 2 



Aphodius fimetarius 2 



Aphodius inquxnatus 1 



Aphodius sp 3 



Dichelonycha sp 



Anomala binotata... 



Paria aterrima 



Paria sp 



Diabrotica vittata. . . 

 Cerotoma trifurcata. 

 Galerucella decora. . . 

 Crepidodera helxines. 



1 



1 



1 



1 



8 



1 



1 



1 



Crepidodera cucumeris 1 



Odontota sp 1 



Sitones sp 2 



Conotrachelus clegans 2 



Cnemogonus lecontei 



Baris xrea. 



Madarus undulatus 



Balaninus uniformis 



Balaninus nasicus 



Balaninus sp 



LEPIDOPTERA. 



Apalura sp 1 I Tortrix sp. 



Clisiocampa sp 1 | 



HEMIPTERA. 



Euschistus sp.. 

 Sinea diaderaa . 



Acholla multispinosa. 



10 



Vegetable food. — The vegetable food consists of a few small fruits, 

 none of which are of domestic varieties, a few seeds of poison ivy, 

 some cedar foliage, some scales from a bud, and rubbish. The poison 

 ivy is the only tiling of any interest and that was found in only one 

 stomach. 



The following fruits and seeds were found in the stomachs: 



Dogwood (Cornus sp.) 



Blueberry (Vacciniuni sjO. 



Fruit unidentified 



Cedar foliage 



Bud scales 



Red cedar (Juniperus virginiana) 1 



Poke berry (Phytolacca decandra). ... 1 



Poison ivy (Rhus toxicodendron) 1 



Frost grape ( Vitis cordifolia) 2 



Rough-leaved dogwood (Cornus as- 



perifolia) 1 



Summary. — So retiring are its habits that the yellow-bellied fly- 

 catcher is seldom brought into contact with man, and hence its food 

 can have only restricted economic interest. Its bill of fare includes 

 insects of a number of species which are injurious to garden, orchard, 

 or forest, as the striped squash beetle, several species of weevils, tent 

 caterpillars, and leaf rollers. 



