FOOD OF BIRDS. 
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The Night-hawk and Whippoorwill capture their insect prey ou the 
wing, as do the Swallows, but they are nocturnal or crepuscular 
habits. Their food consists of moths, flies, beetles, grasshoppers, ants, 
and other winged insects. 
Family Cypsklid^e. Swif.s. 
Chietnra pelasgia. Chimney Swift. Summer resident. Abundant. 
The Chimney Swift, or Chimney Swallow, feeds exclusively upon small 
winged insects. 
Family -Trociiiliiee. Hamming Birds. 
Troetdlus eolubris. Ruby-throated Humming Bird. Summer Resident. . Abundant. 
The food of the Humming Bird consists of small beetles, spiders, and 
winged insects, most of which are captured in the corolla of flowers. 
Family Alckdinidje. Kingfishers. 
Cery le alcyon. Belted Kingfisher Spring, summer and fall resident. Very common. 
The Kingfisher is believed to feed exclusively on fish. 
Family Cuculiiee. Cuckoos. 
Coebyzus erythrophthalmus. Black billed Cuckoo. Summer resident. Very common. 
« Amerieanus. Yellow-billed Cuckoo. Summer resident. Very common. 
Insectivorous, feeding upon hairy caterpillars, moths and beetles, es- 
pecially those known as June- bugs or Rose-beetles (Melolontha). ey 
also eat snails, birds’ eggs- and berries. 
Family PiciDiE. Woodpeckers. 
Hylotomus pileatus. Pileated Woodpecker ; Logcock. Resident Not common. 
Pious villosus. Hairy Woodpecker. Resident. Common. 
.. pubescens. Downy Woodpecker. Resident. Common. 
Sphyrapicus varies. Yellow-bellied Woodpecker. Migrant. Very common. 
Ceutnrus Carolinns. Red-bellied Woodpecker. Resident Common. 
Melanorpes erytlirocepkalns. Red-beaded Woodpecker. Summer res.dent. Tery 
Colaptes anratus. Golden-winged Woodpecker; Flicker. Spring, summer and fall 
resident. Very abundant. 
The food of this family consists largely of the larvae of the wood-boring 
insects, and as these are concealed and stationary, and the birds pecu- 
liarly adapted for discovering and dislodging them, they are not obliged, 
as are other insectivorous birds, to migrate at., the approach of cold 
weather to obtain food. They also eat, in small quantities, green 
corn and berries. The Red headed Woodpecker is frequently on the 
o-rouud in search of food, but ,the Flicker is the. most terrestrial, and 
bis food largely consists of ants. Both these birds have a fondness 
for cherries and other fruits, and are sometimes quite destructive. Others, 
especially the Yellow-bellied Woodpecker, are charged with sucking the 
