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FARMERS ’ BULLETIN 755 . 
sought by birds. One need only recall such pests as the cotton boll 
weevil, the bollworm, and the chinch bug to realize with what serious 
foes the farmer of the Southeastern States has to contend. It is 
hoped that knowledge of the part birds play in combating his enemies 
will lead the southern farmer to take an active interest in securing full 
protection for these, his feathered allies. 
Cotton being the leading crop in the Southeast, the bird enemies of 
cotton insect pests naturally deserve first consideration. Few in all this 
broad land are igno¬ 
rant of the tremen¬ 
dous damage done by 
the cotton boll weevil. 
For some years it has 
easily ranked as the 
most destructive pest 
in the United States. 
Special study of its 
bird enemies has been 
made, and the result 
is that 66 species are 
now known which, to 
a greater or less ex¬ 
tent, prey upon the boll weevil. A list of these, which constitutes a 
roll of honor among southeastern birds, is here given: 
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Fig. 1. — Map of the United States, the shaded area showing the territory 
to which this bulletin applies. 
Bird Enemies op the Cotton Boll Weevil. 
Upland plover. 
Ivilldeer. 
Bob-white. 
Bed-headed woodpecker. 
Flicker. 
Nighthawk. 
Chimney swift. 
Scissor-tailed flycatcher. 
Kingbird. 
Crested flycatcher. 
Phoebe. 
Olive-sided flycatcher. 
Wood pewee. 
Alder flycatcher. 
Least flycatcher. 
Blue jay. 
Cowbird. 
Red-winged blackbird. 
Meadowlark. 
Western meadowlark. 
Orchard oriole. 
Baltimore oriole. 
Bullock oriole. 
Rusty blackbird. 
Brewer blackbird. 
Bronzed grackle. 
Boat-tailed grackle. 
English sparrow. 
Vesper sparrow. 
Savannah sparrow. 
Lark sparrow. 
White-throated sparrow. 
Field sparrow. 
Chipping sparrow. 
Swamp sparrow. 
Fox sparrow. 
Towhee. 
Cardinal. 
Gray grosbeak. 
Blue grosbeak. 
Painted bunting. 
Indigo bunting. 
Dickcissel. 
Purple martin. 
Cliff swallow. 
Barn swallow. 
Tree swallow. 
Bank swallow. 
Rough-winged swallow. 
Loggerhead shrike. 
White-eyed vireo. 
Yellow warbler. 
Myrtle warbler. 
Pine warbler. 
Maryland yellow-throat. 
Yellow-breasted chat. 
American pipit. 
Mockingbird. 
Brown thrasher. 
Carolina wren. 
Bewick wren. 
Winter wren. 
Tufted titmouse. 
Black-crested titmouse. 
Carolina chickadee. 
Bluebird. 
