44 
Report on the Food Found in 
of Sheep’s Sorrel (Rumex Acetosella ) and i Plantain ( Plantago sp. ?). 
Wheat, 59 grains ; maize, 2 ; beans, 2. Grit in all but 1, grass in 2. 
November. — Five birds were received. The contents were : — 10 
Cabbage Aphid ( Aphis brassiere) ; 1 Apple Blossom Weevil (Antho- 
nonius pomorum) ; 4 Black Flies ( Thrips sp. ? ) ; 7 Brown Scales 
(Lecanimn persicre) ; 1 Rove Beetle ( Staphylinidce )* 1 Muscid larva* ; 
11 Beetle Mites ( Oribatidae )* ; 11 Dock seeds ( Rumex sp ?) ; 4 cabbage 
seeds* ; 6 grains of wheat and 1 of barley. 
Moss, grit and vegetal matter occurred in all. 
December — Eleven birds were received, of which 2 were empty. 
In the remainder were found : — 2 Woolly Aphis ( Eriosoma lanigera) ; 3 
Earwigs ( Forficula auricularia ) ; 1 Codling Maggot (Carpocapsa pomon- 
ella ) and 20 Aphis ova. Amongst seeds : — 1 Sheep’s Sorrel ( Rumex 
Acetosella) ; 4 Ragwort ( Senecio sp.) ; 4 Pine Seeds ( Pinus sp.)* ; and 
4 Canary Seeds.* There were also found 33 grains of wheat. In 1 
bird a beetle leg, and some moss, grit, leaves, and grass in others. 
The Chaffinch. 
Monthly Summary , 1913. 
Month. 
Harmful 
Insects. 
Harmful 
Arachnids. 
Harmful 
Myriapoda. 
Harmful 
Crustacea. 
Harmful 
Mollusca. 
Harmful 
T Seeds. 
Beneficial 
Insects. 
Beneficial 
Arachnids. 
Beneficial 
Myriapoda. 
Beneficial 
i Crustacea. 
Beneficial 
Mollusca. 
Grain. 
Neutrals. 
Number of 
Birds. 
January . . 
O 
O 
O 
O 
O 
33 
O 
O 
O 
O 
O 
15 
0 
1 1 
February 
O 
O 
O 
O 
O 
8 
O 
0 
O 
O 
O 
50 
0 
21 
March . . 
9 
O 
O 
O 
O 
57 
° 
O 
O 
O 
O 
M3 
0 
37 
April 
13 
O 
O 
O 
O 
16 
O 
0 
O 
O 
O 
47 
I 
30 
May 
3 
O 
O 
O 
O 
2 
I 
O 
O 
O 
O 
4 
O 
15 
June 
9 
O 
O 
O 
O 
2 
O 
O 
O 
O 
O 
3 
O 
4 
July 
I 
O 
O 
O 
O 
2 
O 
O 
O 
O 
O 
3 
0 
8 
August . . 
0 
O 
O 
O 
O 
0 
O 
O 
O 
O 
O 
5 
O 
2 
September 
0 
O 
O 
O 
O 
0 
O 
O 
O 
O 
O 
0 
0 
5 
October 
3 
O 
O 
O 
O 
3 
O 
O 
O 
O 
O 
63 
I 
22 
November 
22 
O 
O 
O 
O 
11 
2 
1 1 
O 
O 
O 
11 
0 
5 
December 
26 
O 
O 
O 
O 
5 
O 
O 
O 
O 
O 
41 
O 
1 1 
Total . . 
86 
O 
O 
O 
O 
139 
3 
1 1 
O 
O 
O 
385 
2 
171 
Summary, 1913. 
The results obtained this year differed in some respects from 
those' of 1912. The 171 birds examined had eaten proportion- 
ately much more grain, some grain being found in all 
months, except in September, when no trace of cereals 
could be found. It must be mentioned, however, that in 
