Show SCISSORS FOOD OF OUR MORE IMPORTANT n flycatchers ELY CATCHERS in a bulletin decently lecent ly issued Irist led by the department of agriculture a phase of the m ork of the bureau of biological survey Is brought pro prominently 1 to the attention atten lou tiou ot of those interested te in the economic value of birds in this bulletin which is no 44 of the biological survey series the dinits of the family commonly known as flycatchers are shoun and tile the results of it a study of the food of birds givenco tho nubile the contents of j js are revolted upon showing allowing an all averone of 94 59 99 per cent of food and 5 01 pel pei lent cent veritable vegi egL table the animal food consisting of insects almade exclusive ly of harin harmful ful species attention is also called to the fact that the flycatchers as a rule attack large pre find and ale aie thus thua a protection for the poultry aard ard against such winged ene enemies niles as hawks slid and broms of the seventeen species reported upon the habits of each are described and insects preyed upon as revealed b the lie stomach contents are listed |