Dendroica aostiva . 

 Brewer, iiaine. ' Catcliins ants. 



1S&8. The other day lay son was a good deal imzzlod 07 the ac- 



June, t ions of a Sumner Warbler fP. aostiva ) '.rtiich was acting singu- 



larly on the concrete wall: in our flower garden.. He finally 

 found that the siuall ants v.-erc coining out of the cracks in 

 the concrete and the bird was catching them. To do this he 

 would alight and spread his tail so that it extended on one 

 side of hiin and ahead of the ants , ^drawing it forv/ard with a 

 quid: jerh he would sweep the ants close to his bill and 

 catch theixi. Walter saw then do this a good many times. It 

 is something xiew to me but may be old news to you. 



Copied JTroxTi a letter to Brewster ^ft^^ 

 iOanly llarS/ , dated, Brewer, Maine, June 30th, 1098. 



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