CONTENTS. 



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Method of Inquiry I 



The Food of Birds :— 



1. Bees, Ants and Ichneumon Flies, &c. — 



Humble Bees — Hive Bee — Wasps — Ants — Gooseberry Sawfly — 



Gall-making Insects — Ichneumon Flies 5 



2. Beetles — 



Wireworms — Ground Beetles — Dung-feeding Beetles — Weevils — 



Flea Beetles — Bark-boring Beetles .. . ... ... ... ... 6 



3. Moths and their Larvae — 



Surface Caterpillars — Winter Moth and Mottled Umber Moth Cater- 

 pillars — Magpie Moth Caterpillars — Moths and Moth Chrysalids 7 



4. Flies or two-winged Insects — 



Leather Jackets — Green -bottle Flies ... ... ... ... ... 8 



5. Plant Bugs, Plant Lice, Scale Insects, &c. — 



American Blight — Plant Lice — Scale Insects ... ... ... 9 



6. Caddis Flies, Dragon Flies ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 



7. Earwigs ... ... ... ... ... 10 



8. Animals other than Insects — 



Spiders, and their Allies — Centipedes — Woodlice — Snails and Slugs 

 — Earthworms — Fish — Frogs — Birds — Birds' Eggs — Field Voles, 

 Mice, &c. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 



9. Vegetable Food — 



Wheat and other Grain — Seeds of Noxious Weeds — Berries — 



Acorns — Beech Masts — Cultivated Fruit — Fruit Buds ... ... 12 



Method of examining the stomachs ... ... ... ... ... ... 14 



On the relative value of British Birds in their relation to Agriculture 



and Horticulture and in other economic aspects ... ... ... ... 15 



Classification of birds as beneficial or otherwise ... ... ... ... 16 



Post-mortem Records, Field Notes, &c. 



Arctic Tern 84 



Barn Owl " ... , ... 68 



Bittern 75 



Blackbird .... 18 



Blackcap 23 



Black-headed Gull ... .... 84 



Blue Titmouse ... ... ... ... • - • ■ • • • • ■ ... • • • 26 



Bullfinch 45 



