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FEEDING HABITS OF THE CHIPPING SPARROW 
2 : 5 s — One parent brought a large crane-fly (Fig. 1 ), entering the tree 
on the east side, and carried away excrement. 
2 : 59 — Bird fed nestlings, corning from the north side. 
3 :I1 — Bird fed nestlings, coming from the north side. 
3 :I 5 — Bird ted nestlings, coming from the north side. 
3 :I ^ — Bird led nestlings, coming from the north side; carried away 
excrement. 
3 : 2 6 — Both birds came at once, having been searching the lawn 
near by for a few minutes preceding. 
3 : 2 S — One bird came to nest, entering north side. 
3 : 29 — Bird brought small object through east side. 
3 : 33 — Bird came with food from north side. 
3 : 4 2 — Bird came with food from north side. 
4 : 01 — Bird came with food from east side. 
4 : °5 — Bird came with a caterpillar from north side. 
4 : °9 — Bird came with food from north side. 
4 : r 3 — Bird came with food from east side. 
4 : 16 — Bird brought food, entering at east side. 
4 : 2 4 — Bird brought food, entering at north side. 
4 : 3^ — Am exceptionally large caterpillar brought through east side. 
4 : 43 — Bird brought food, entering at north side. 
4 : 45 — Bird brought food, entering at north side; carried away 
excrement. 
4 : 45 - 5 — A large caterpillar was brought in at east side ; excrement 
removed. 
4 : 46 — Bird brought food, entering at east side. 
4 : 5 2 — Bird brought food, entering at north side. 
4 = 56 — Bird brought a caterpillar, entering at north side. Settled on 
nest to remain four minutes. 
5 : 2 3— Both birds came at once, one carrying a small object, and the 
other a caterpillar. 
entering at north side; carried away 
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5 : 33 — Bir 
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5 : 45 _ 
5 : 5°- 
5 : 59- 
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6 : 15 - 
6 : 17 - 
6 : 25 - 
6 : 33 - 
6 : 34 - 
6 : 38 - 
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entenng 
at east side ; carried away 
away 
Bird brought food, 
excrement. 
Bird brought food, 
excrement. 
-Bird brought food, entering at north side. 
-Bird brought food, entering at east side. 
-Bird brought food, entering at north side; fed two nestlings. 
-Bird brought food, entering at north side. 
-Bird brought food, entering at north side; carried 
excrement. 
-A caterpillar brought in north side; excrement carried away. 
-A black insect, apparently a cricket, brought in north side. 
Small objects brought in at north side. 
Small objects brought in at north side. 
A caterpillar brought; excrement carried away. 
Caterpillar brought through east side. 
Food brought through north side. 
Caterpillar brought ; excrement carried away. 
Food brought in at north side; excrement carried away. 
