106 FEEDING HABITS OF THE CHIPPING SPARROW 
9:51 — One bird brought a large, green caterpillar, coming through 
the east side of the tree. 
10:13 — One bird came to north side of tree with very small object; 
carried away excrement. 
10: 16 — Bird entered tree by north side with small object which was 
fed to one of the nestlings. The parent remained for some 
time looking over the young birds. 
10 : 1 7 — Old bird came through east side with what appeared to be a 
white grub in its mouth ; fed to young and Hew away. 
10:19 — Old bird entered by north side with some small object; 
waited some moments after feeding the nestling, then set- 
tied on the nest and warmed the young. 
10 124 — One of the parents came through the east side of the tree 
with a large, green worm ; one of the nestlings ate it and 
immediately opened its mouth for more. 
10 :25 — Other parent entered from north side of tree with small object. 
10:28 — Bird entered from north side again with small, black insect. 
10 =30 — Bird entered from north side with very small object. 
10 :34 — Bird entered from north side with very small object. 
10:38 — Both birds came at the same time; as usual, the one that 
entered by the north side brought a small object, and the 
other a large, parti-colored caterpillar. The second bird 
carried away excrement. 
10:41 — Bird entered from north side with a small object. 
10 :43 — Bird entered from north side with a small object. 
10:44 — bird came through the east side with a large caterpillar, be- 
lieved to be the larva of Ainphipyra pyramidoides . 
10:47 — Bird came through north side carrying at least two small 
objects, one of which was given to one nestling and the 
other to another. 
10:54 — Bird entered from north side. 
10:59 — Bird entered from north side. • 
I 1 :io — Bird entered from north side. 
1 1 : 14 — Bird entered from north side, carrying a larva supposed to be 
a Drepanulid . 
I I :20 — Bird entered from east side with a large caterpillar. 
11 :23 — One bird came from north side with food. 
11 :24 — Bird came from east side with large caterpillar. (It is no- 
ticed that the nestling that is fed opens its mouth the 
widest immediately afterwards.) 
I 1 130 — Bird entered from north side with a small object, and carried 
awav excrement. 
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I I :39 — Large caterpillar brought through the east side. 
1 1 :4o — Small object brought through north side. 
1 1 :46— Black caterpillar brought through north side. 
11:54 — Bird entered from east side with brown caterpillar; carried 
away excrement. 
12 :oi — Bird entered from east side with brown caterpillar. 
12 :o2 — Bird returned and fed young. 
12 :o6 — Bird returned and fed young. 
