TABLE I 
AUTUMN FOOD OF THE MYRTLE WARBLER 
Kinds of Food 
No. of 
! specimens 
Per cent, of 
whole 
Arthropod a 
Insects (undetermined) 
Insect eggs 
Insect larvae 
COLEOPTERA 
Aphodius inquinatus 
Aphodius 
Aphodius (?) 
Oedionychis limbalis 
Chrysomelidae 
Hemiptera 
Aphides 
Aphides (?) 
Melanoxanthus 
Capsidae 
Jassidae 
Aphid eggs (?) 
Hymenoptera 
Aphidius 
Aphidius (?) 
Apantales 
Ichneumon fly (?) 
Chalcid fly 
Parasites 
Diptera 
Lucilia (?) 
Gnats 
Muscidae 
Musca domestica 
Blue fly 
Crane fly 
Eggs 
Larvae 
Trichoptera 
Caddice flies 
Lepidoptera 
Caterpillars 
Bucculatrix canadensiella. . 
Orthoptera 
Eggs (?) 
Plecoptera 
Stone flies 
Cocoons 
Silk 
Arachnida 
Vegetable Matter 
Bay berries 
Unknown fruit 
Undetermined Matter 
Summary 
39 
28 
2 
4 
18 
6 
1 
3 
1 
1 
18 
6 
2 
3 
4 
1 
3 
9 
1 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
22 
1 
2 
2 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
4 
4 
3 
2 
1 
1 
1 
3 
1 
1 
38 
37 
1 
15 
Insecta 
Arachnida 
Vegetable matter 
Undetermined matter 
29.67 
7.58 
.07 
1.50 
2.84 
1.07 
1.02 
.23 
.05 
.23 
6.41 
1.79 
.25 
3.12 
1.53 
.12 
.25 
.55 
.02 
.02 
.02 
.15 
.05 
.23 
5.97 
.30 
.20 
.58 
.25 
.23 
.45 
.10 
1.00 
2.51 
2.51 
1.43 
1.12 
.30 
.02 
.02 
.07 
.07 
.69 
.02 
.02 
62.25 
61.20 
1.05 
7.13 
29.65 
.02 
62.25 
7.13 
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