The Food of Birds. 
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Table of the Food of the Catbird. ( Mimus carolinus, L.) 
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03 
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March 
April 
May 
June 
3 
£ 1 August 
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w 
6 
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0 
Z 
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Total 
Ratio of each element 
to whole of food. 
Number of specimens . . 
22 
19 
II 
07 
Kinds of Food. 
Number of specimens and ratio in which 
each element of food was found 
22 
19 
10 
12 
6 
I. Insects 
•83 
• 49 
.18 
.46 
.21 
69 
•43 
20 
13 
7 
12 
6 
i . Hymenoptera 
.22 
. 12 
.04 
.21 
.09 
Cn 
OO 
•13 
20 
*3 
4 
11 
6 
Formicidae 
.18 
. 1 1 
.02 
.20 
.09 
54 
. 12 
Ichneumonidae 
1 
t 
1 
2 
1 
1 
Tenthredinidae 
.02 
.01 
.02 
4 
.01 
1 1 
8 
1 
3 
1 
2. Lepidoptera 
.14 
. 10 
•°3 
.04 
.04 
24 
.07 
10 
4 
2 
Caterpillars 
. 12 
.05 
.04 
16 
.04 
1 
j 
2 
• j 
1 
Noctuidae 
.02 
.02 
.02 
4 
.01 
7 
5 
^ Differ a 
. 20 
.07 
12 
•05 
6 
3 
Tipulidae 
. IQ 
■ 07 
9 
.05 
Bibionidae 
:: 
. V/ 
I 
t 
1 
1 
13 
18 
8 
6 
4 
4. Colcoptera 
•23 
•17 
.09 
T 
.06 
.07 
49 
. 12 
Cicindela 
1 
t 
1 
7 
3 
1 
6 
2 
1 
Carabidae 
.09 
.05 
.07 
.01 
.05 
19 
•05 
Dytiscidae . . 
Z 
.01 
2 
Hydrophilidae 
z 
2 
.01 
j 
T 
Stapbylinidap; 
t 
1 
t 
2 
1 
1 
I 
Phalacridae. 
1 
t 
1 
Nitidulidas . . 
1 
1 
■t 
1 
t 
2 
H eteroceridae . 
1 
t 
1 
Histeridae . . . 
1 
3 
01 
1 • 
t 
4 
1 
1 
9 
3 
1 
Scarabaeidae 
1 .03 
.01 
14 
•03 
