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FOOD HABITS OF THE GROSBEAKS. 



LIST OF SEEDS, FRUITS, OTHER VEGETABLE SUBSTANCES, AND INVERTE- 

 BRATES EATEN BY THE ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK. 



CULTIVATED PLANTS. 



Corn (Zca mays). 

 Oats (Avena sativa). 

 Wheat (Triticum vulgqre). 



Cherry (Prunus cerasus). 

 Peas (Pisum sativum). 



WILD FRUITS. 



Mulberry (Morus rubra). 

 Pokeberry {Phytolacca decandra). 

 Sweet gum (Liquidambar styraciflua). 

 Blackberry (Rubus sp.). 

 Strawberry (Fragaria sp.). 

 Juneberry (Amelanchier canadensis). 

 Red haw (Crataegus sp.). 

 Wild red cherry (Prunus pennsyl- 



vanica ) . 

 Choke cherry (Prunus virginiana). 

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Wild black cherry (Prunus serotina). 

 Reclbud (Cercis canadensis). 

 Supple-jack (Berchemia scandens). 

 Hough-leaved cornel (Cornus asperi- 



folia ) . 

 Checkerberry (Gaultheria procum- 



bens). 

 Nightshade (Solanum sp.). 

 Sweet elder (Sambucus canadensis). 

 Red-berried elder (Sambucus pubens). 



BUDS AND FLOWERS. 



Cottonwood (Populus sp.). 



Post oak (Quercus minor). 



WEEDS. 



Green foxtail (Chcvtochloa viridis). 



Sedge (Car ex sp.). 



Knotgrass (Polygonum ariculare). 



Pale persicaria (Polygonum lapathi- 

 folium). 



Pennsylvania persicaria (Polygonum 

 pennsylvanicum ) . 



Black bindweed (Polygonum convolvu- 

 lus ) . 



Dock (Rume.x sp.). 

 Pigweed (Amaranthus sp.). 

 Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis), 

 Wild radish (Raphanus sativus). 

 Touch-me-not (Impatiens biflora). 

 Dodder (Cuscuta sp.). 

 Blue vervain, (Verbena hastata). 

 Giant ragweed (Ambrosia trifida). 



COLEOPTERA. 



Ground-beetles (C'arabida?) : 



Pasimachus depressus. 

 Ladybirds (Coccmellidse) : 



Ch ilocorus bivulnerus. 



Bracli yaca ntlia ursina. 

 Histeridse : 



Ulster sp. 

 Nitidulidae : 



Ips fasciatus. 

 Click-beetles ( Elaterida 3 ) . 

 Bronzy wood-borers (Buprestidse) 



Chalcophora virgin iensis. 



Diccrca obscura. 



Fireflies (Lampyridse) : 



Ellychnia corrusca. 



Photinus pyvalis. 



Podabrus tomentosus. 



Telephorus b i 1 meatus. 



Telephorus carolinus. 



Telephorus rotundicollis. 

 Lamellicorn beetles (Searabreidas) 



Aphodius flmetarius. 



Aphodius granarius. 



Aphodius inquinatus. 



Dichelonycha elongata. 



Lachnostema sp. 



