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been frequently watched feeding on a grass-plat, peeking at almost every step, thougl. even the most powerful 
glass failed to reveal the prey secured. I possess, however, good proof that this species is beneficial on a well- 
kept lawn, having observed an old bird, followed by one of her young brood, searching out with immense 
suLss the grubs of the erane-fiy, or daddy-long-legs. Having satisfied the wants of the first juvenile, which 
was then carefully conducted beneath the shade of the adjacent evergreens, she shortly after emerged from the 
cover w-itli the second fluttering eagerly after her towards the same spot. While providing for her querulous 
offspring, I remarked that she dragged out the caterpillars of the destructive insects with almost the rapidity 
of Starlings. I find this fact first recorded in my notes under date of April 14, 1884 ; on several subsequent 
occasions the bix’ds have also been watched engaged in the same manner. 
