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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-15

we'll take little run out to Ozone
Grove, and III show you them lots l
was talking to you about"
"You mean them lots they threat
ened last month to foreclose on you,
Birsky?" Zapp asked.
Birsky's face grew shade more
crimson.
81 paid 'em two hundred dollars .
bonus, and they gave me a three-year
extension" he explained huskily and
gulped down the remainder of his
coffee.
How much was tnat mortgage? 2"
Zapp inquired.
"Just fifteen hundred dollars,p
Birsky admitted.
"And do you think you would got
the money when the three years is
up?" Zapp insisted.
al don't know" Birsly retorted,.
"and l don't care, Zapp. Because we
only live once zapp, and we are soon
dead"
"Sooner, cven," Zapp concluded, iii
you ride fast enough in automobiles"
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monds, understand me, but it was
Jacob j. Rebfield who bought the au-
tomobile and Sam PITT bought the
diamonds. Also could prove it to
you, black on white"
Here he produced clipping which
read as follows:
BUSINESS TROUBLES
Rebfield e. Schedules in the
bankruptcy of Rebfield & PITT,
cloak and suit manufacturers,
were filed in the office of the
clerk of the United States Dis
trict Court yesterday. The prin-
cipal creditors are as follows:
Franco American Woolen Co, S21 1926
Nosciusko Bank tsecured).. 1O,642.S0
NJ. Fast d Co.............,.. 2,OSO. IN
H. Shapolnik & Son.......,..... 1,025.OO
"What did them Franco-American
people pay for?" Birsky asked. "a
steam yatch?"
81 couldn't tell you exactly" Zapp'
replied, "but you could reckon twenty
FIVE hundred dollars that Mrs. Reb-
field must got to go to Palm Beach a
year ago, understand me, and another
couple thousand that Bertha Pitz is
the Belle of the Boardwalk in Ar
verene last summer, Birsky, and that's
the way it goes"
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MUHLENBURG COLLEGE
FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Rutgers and Lafayette Will Not Be
Played This Year

ALLENTOWN, Pa, Jan 1L-ManaEer
CorsOn Snyder and Graduate Manager
Albert Fasig today announced the Muh-
leuherg College football schedule for 1916
Two teams on tho schedule last year.
Rutgers and Lafayette, do not appear on
the list announced today, An extra home
game has occn added. making six instead
of five. The new teams are Pennsylvania
Military College, of Chester, and Ur-
sinus. The latter game will be played
THANKSGIVING Day, in place OF Albright,
which has always been the big attraction.
The schedule follows: September 80.
Pennsylvania Military College, pending;
October 7, Nillanova College. at Villa
nova; October Il, Susuuehanna, at Allen
,own; October "a Albright Al Allentown;
October IS, BuciUell, at Allentown; No
ycmbor & Lchgh, at South Bethlehem;
November II, Lebanon Valley, at Allen
town November rs, Catholic University,
Washington, ID. C.; November %, Ur-
SINUS at Allentown.
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SHOOTERS TO MAZE
MERRY AT TRAPS
Local and Suburban Clubs
Stage Big Doings Today.
Clearviews to Hold Election

Members Of the Trapshootcrs Brigade
of Philadelphia will answer the call ot
'revelry' today, for they have many
skrmishes ON. Clubs having cunning
paraphernalia for conducting matches ON
their own grounds VIII he throhSed WIN
ardent cunning folk.
Shooting at clay targets and at live
birds will be on schedule at various or
ganizations and the pigeon shooter and
the target devotcC will be in their glory
The Highland Gun club will stage
big event at Edge Hill, on The Reading
A big turnout of crack nimrods from this
city and suburban towns Is expected
Two sets of traps will keep the Gunners
actively engaged at the score, so therel
be no long waiting for "A squad TO shoot
at the clay skimmers, Pop heehan
and a host of other Highland fellows
will be on the Job, and as some OF them
have pledged themselvesto bring friend
along "A good crowd is promised.
At the Clearview Club, 18th and Ellis
avenue. Darby, the annual election OF
officers will draw the attention OF their
members. Following the meeting the
usual monthly test will be ready. Hot
competition marks these monthly shoots
OF the Darbyites, and from the dope that
can be CLEANED big battle is ready.
Fifty birds is the club program, al
though many of the wing shots will go
a hundred shots. Harry Fisher, Ferry,
Bonsau. Klrshner and others will COM
pete.
Secretary n. NJ. Romig, of the Phila-
delphia Electrics has listed for his clue
today at Observatory hin on the West
Chester pike a big practice shoot II
will be an occas on, says the livewire
secretary. of printing for the anniversary
shoot which will be held January %,
The men journeying to the T.. r.. will
find warmth and comfort, for the new
clubhouse Is hnished.
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"HgBS" MEET HOLDERS
in NATIONAL CUP MATCH
Irishmen and Bethlehem Clash
in Third Round for
Dewar Trophy

BETHLEHEM, pa. Jan Is, - The Hi
bcrnians. of Philadelphia, will oppose the
Bethlehem f. G. here this afternoon in a
third round National cup match. The
two clubs are the only survivors in tho
Eastern district, ana although the present
holders OF the trophy are expected to win,
the Hibernians win put up good fight.
The Irishmen are great favorites here
and preparations have been made to take
care of a record crowd.
Their only previous meeting of the
present season was in the first round for
the American CUP. At that time the
Irlshmon We're weakened by the absence
of Courscy, and lost by i've goals to
none. Lineup:
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CAMDEN FIVE
PLAYING GREAT
CAGE GAME NOW
South Jerseymen Defeat
Flying Greys at Cooper
Battalion Hall
OTHER CAGE NEW s

\ month ago the Camden team of the
Eastern Basketball League was in one OF
the deepest, firmest ruts imagina ole. To-
day the South Jcrseymen are playing q
game that may be beaten, but II would
be n hard matter for any team in the
country TO put up a more consistent ar
ticle of the cage game than they have
been giving the public during the last
few weeks.
Last night the Camden five. headed by
Captain Jack Adams, went to South Phil
adelphia and engaged the league-leadng
Greystock five at Cooper Battalion Hall.
1t was a foregonc conclusion that the
Greys would win the game, but they
didn't Camden not only captured the
contest by a high. score hut Tailed a
points, while their opponents were an
ncXng 25 Is of which were made from
the l5-foot mark. Camden Gagged IA field
goals, while the home crowd were not
able 10 do better than five.
This victory puts the Camden team
within two and half games of the
Greys, the leading llye of the league. and
only one-half a game behind the presert.
runners-up for first place.
Greystock's second invasion of Musical
Fund Hall this season will take place to
night when the flying Eastern League
leaders line up against De Neri. To date
the Greys have won two out of three
games, hut In two of these contests the
going was exceptionally fast and roufh
The \ last time The downtown rivals
clashed was on Christmas Day, and these
two games were probably the most eNcit-
ing played by the teams this year.
Although McWililams will not be in to-
nights game the acquisition Of Bill Her
ron. the former Camden player, has
greatly strengthened the Greys for 10 bis
three games to date with the Churchmen
he has played wonderful ball.
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KILBANE TO MEET TOUGH
FOE AT NATIONAL TONIGHT
Featherweight Champion Win Box
frankie Conifry, of New York. in
Wind-up

Johnny Kilbane. featherwaight eham-
pioR of the world, viii face tough fea
at the National tonight when he mikes
with Frankie CoRifry. of New York Tha
New Yorker has met the best men u -
division and has a long string of gicinr-
les 70 his credit He does not fear taz
champion and VIII wade right IN fHa4
the start frankie Possesses a heallfzr
wallop IN either hand and viii Try hnrE
20 get one aerosa
Kibane's showing asRanst Patsy c1<e4
last Saturday demonstrated that the s.1ss
OF the feafhcrweizhts Is not q hs tFln<4
with. He sent Patsy 10 dreamInnI S
tie second round and Is ready e fzf -
the dose tonight { be gets "A oppcEIA#
a.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-15

Robert Martin, former De I.ancey
school basketball star. and now centre
o the Chestnut Hill Academy team, has
'esn elected captain of the Killers quin-
's' tor the coming season, Martins cleo
uen was unanimous, File is the best
Nayer on Coach Stockings team ard viii
'aaAe a hrst-class leader His work iu
us opening game with Germantown High
'a's week was especially noteworthy,
me Lansdowpe High Schools football
payers Will hold their annual banquet at
ne school tonight and il is almost GER
'sia that Donald Mclean win oe elected
'Ae isiS captain. Mclean was injured in
we ot the carly games and was thero-
VIZ unable TO show his real worth on the
s''el'on' He is now playing on the bas-
sssoaii team and is one of the best OF
the squad,
eya Athyn Aeademy's victory over
ssss..1nAntown Friends School yesterday
Nt.s.s'lson, sS to 2l, did not come as a
upset 10 the Queen Lane students
haa heard Of Bryn Athyn's prowess
,.s cage prior TO this match Ger
[sssen Friends improved as the game
'-sss.,neec, the visitors becoming more ac-
'llso TO the Bryn Athyn cage.
.n lsn the Episcopal Academy hockey
ss kot together In their game yes
~sns afternoon. the Fifth Form team
80 -ns from the Third Form 5 TO 0, Il
d. .ae ne between these two squads for
asn,.ss sAass and the Fifth Form players
- ess,p Qp one round as result Of
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HOLLENBACR BEGINS WORK
Gives Gut Signals 10 BE Used by Syr-
acuee Team Next Fall

cEGA-t'SE r. ", 'au. r. Before
lsayi1- 5ere .ai Bill HoleuSsch. syra-
cuses new footaal coash, gave Can am
Ha-.Clc Mhtc sune OF ths risua'S whieh
are In be used next far, Captain White
wul cal = "a setin1 OF the football candi-
dates next month. al which all VIII ee
civcn instruction IN the signals.
Hoil,nbach Inspected the gymnas'es aINl
stadium. with such an ideal athletic
equipment, that S. the gynnasium and
he wonder,ul stadium, there Is no reason
why SyIacuse should net have the best
team IN the eounkry. said HoAsnoaeh-
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WILL AWARD RIFLE TROPHIES
Congressman Ware 20 Honor Third In
fsntry's Shsrpshooteys

Members Of tac 81 Infartry National
Guard OF Pennsylvania, WHO have dlstin-
Euished themselves as r,3e shots tbs
past year VIII be awarded the trophies
FOR their ,eats b. Congressmen William
8. Ware at a parade and review IN the
tonight.
colonel Charles T. creswsll. Of the
regiment VINO has been m for several
months, win be IN command. He mas or
dered the roglment 70 as nable al $50
, n. and to appear In full dress uniform.
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bob MARTIN NOW
CAGE CAPTAIN AT
CHESTNUT HILL
Academy Basketball Play
ers Elect Former De Lam
cey Star 1916 Leader
OTHER SCHOOL NEW S
Scholastic Basketball
Schedule for Today

Germantown High vs.. GiraTd College
Reserves, at Girard College.
La sale College W.. University Of Penn
sylvania Freshmen, at University Of
pennsylvania (7;3O y. M.
School OF Pedagogy vs.. HayerfOrd
sehool, at HayerfOTd School.
Chester High school vs.. SwarthmOFe
High School. at SwarthmOre.
Catholic High school VS.. NorristOwn
High School, at NOrristOwn.
West Chester State Normal school VI.
teorge school, ut George School.
Temple Preparatory. VS.. Girard College,
At Girard College.
Northeast High School vs.. Reading
High, at Reading.
=. Wilmington Conference Academy vs..
Media High school. at Media.
~. Joseph's College vs. Cape May High
seh0o at 1T, Joseph's.
Chestnut Iiill Academy Club of Prince
sen, =. T., vs.. Chestnut Hill Academy, at
81. Martins.
Central High school vs.. Pennsylvania
institute institute for Deaf. at Pennsylvania In
SWIMMING
University of Pennsylvania interschO-
msue swimming championships, at
msishtman Hall pool, starting at siJO
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-15
SUMNER BASEBALL PROBLEM
TO BE SETTLED TOMORROW
l. A. A. to Legislate in Case OF Track
aEd Field Athletes

NEW YORK, Jan. E.-Rules gOvernlng
PARTICIPATION IN summer baseball b. track
ana ne:d athletes VIII be adopted here
tomorrow afternoon By the intercollegiate
Athletic Association officials. Chairman
Gustsvus - Kirby. OF the Advisory Com
mittee. said today, The rules probably
viii either restrict or prohibit such ath-
letes playing summer baseball
Pennsylyapla Harvard. Yale. Columbia
and cornelt colleges VIII be represented
a the meetlng.
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PENN FIVE MEETS
PRINCETON TONIGHT
intercollegiate Game Will Be
Played on Weightman
Hall Court

Pennsylvauia's hopes for good season
in basketball depend greatly on the ont
come of the intercollegiate championship
contest with Princeton which takes pace
in Weightman Hall this evening, Prince
ton has the heaviest team in the Inter
collegiate League, Pennsylvania the Light
est Both clubs defeated Cornell by two
points on their home floors.
Pennsylvania has been practiclns ior
fou- weeks. There was no let-up In the
work of The Red ard Blue players during
the Christmas vacation. With PRINCETON
Il was the opposite. The team broke NJ
after the Cornell game and did not get
together again until last Monday n!sh'
e sainst Lafayette. The combination that
worked so wei agaiuss Lafayette Will b.
tried aga INST Penn. Al least that Is the
plan Of Professo? LeLhrtls, the Prince
Tor coach at this time Ton'ghts lineup:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-15

aT7HE high cost of living is terrible
i expensive nowad lays" Louis
Birsky. the real estater, remarked, as
he seated himself opposite Barnett
Zapp in Wasserbauer's Restaurant.
This observation had been provoked by
notice in the bill of fare that on and
after January Is the Accent regular
dinner would be increased to so cents,
and Zapp looked up from plate of
lokshen soup to indorse Birsky's senti-
ment with a nod so emphatic that
drops Of the greasy fluid were scat
tered all around.
~ bet yer" Zapp said, cleansing his
mustache with his lower lip. "Only
this morning see it costs Marcus
Fast two thousand dollars for an auto
mobile already"
"You don't tell mew Louis ex-
claimed
"And Harris Shapolnik must also
got to pay for some diamonds fifteen
hundred dollars,' Zapp continued,
while Birsky wagged his head from
side to side and made incoherent
noises through his nose indicative Of
shocked surprise.
81 always thought them two fellers
was pretty saving with their money"
he commented.
A couple of tighter propositions
don't exist at ALL" Zapp agreed.
"Then what do they go to work and
buy all them things for?" Birsky
asked.
"Who says they bought 'em?" Zapp
asked "All I says is that Marcus
Fast pays two thousand dollars for an
automobile and Harris Shapolnik pays
fifteen hundred dollars for some dia-
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De Orc Retains Th-ce.Cushion T.tle

TeOsTON Jan. t5.-AlfTCc0 dc Gro succfs'-
nilIy defrndod his iiJl4 -, wpIld's chaIapDy
differentiation billiard 'hai.pien by wlnlins
~ 10 10 i33 last night. rhe mia chal-
ienecr howeve- made a btiliant fgYrt 9nH ~
Ia ue 0ro DC Oro ; stcajhncss counted in the
anal &, nngs and he ran olt the he's@ az
10 polnts in cuicl ofcsf.
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shneless DOE Make Threat

-HIcAGo. Jan. i5.-'I'm gpins % Ilead the
lssepe In bat Ing zoe JAS y io,l 81 l2nassr
h1S ths,S when some one told him Rowland Was
aolns sala 10 out him On the oenen next season
as Ssh SSathins to it" said Rowland reseFding the
bench report.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-15
PENN 2D SOCCER ELEVEN
IN CHAMPIONSHIP FRAY
Play Merton for Second Division
Cricket Club League Title

Much depends upon ..ho game between
Merton I'd and the University of Penn
sylvania I'd in the second division of
the Cricket Club League at Haverforl
this afternoon In the event II vic
toy for Pennsylvania. the lted and Blue
will carry off the championship of the
division, and on the form displayed by
the teams this season the University
should win.
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American Association Meets

c,uIrAGo. Jan l5 Reports 81 BASEBALL
LII a5eS deals resulted when Joe Tlnker
traces @ftibs and Jipmy csllahan. of the
Ptisborxh Pirates, pgtie262ise M
Ssss'' ssfs ieday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-15

RgthlChem. H'hCrn.nns.
duncan ...,..,..-.,s Ehtl &C.. .s'.'. '...'' hlEnts
Ferguson ....... lett lulhHrN .....-.,.. " L.soll
MURRAY .......- right ilhHrt ....--.,. Miller
Campbell ...... centre halfatCk ...... JGCoyCli
Morrison ....... LETT hIifiack 800. Richardson
Butler ......... outsldc right ........ tlur&cN
tirahnm ....-... inside right. ........ Robinson
Miller ........ centre urW ird ...... Gallagher
POppcr .......... inside lHft ........... Jarrett
Flomlng ........ outs'F' lTft ,.........--. Scott
ItcfcrCe-J. n. Carpenter. Iinesmen-GosnCr
and huwu. Time o' lItlNes-i1 minutes.
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Cunning Notes

Charlie Burns, OF Southwark. was the
victor in an interstate shoot Thursday
at the Bow Creek Club. lie was pitted
against FraIk StecScr, OF Aerehuntville,
n. j.. N a . liyc bird contest. and he
emerged a winner b. thc score of y TO
20. Burns stood al she 2S-yard rise and
Stecker shot from the 33-yard MARX
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-15

yspp Invents New Scheme of
Finance by Which He Proves Be-
yond the Question of a Doubt That
Harris Shapolnik Pays $500 for
Some Diamonds, and Marcus Fast
$4,000 for an Automobile, Although
Neither Purchases Nor Receives
What He Has Paid For
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-15
THE HIGH
N
II Bet YER" Agrees
Zapp, as He Cleans
the Soup of Last
Years 40 but This
Years 80 Cent Din
ner From His Mus
tache With His Lip

Montague Glass Characters
Find It Peculiar "How Most
of Them Extravagant Fell
lers Is Got Such an Elegant
Reputation for Good Pay"
when They Live Way Above
Their Means
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-15
SW ARTHM0RE HIGH WINS
FROM CHESTER, 20 TO 2I
Playing of Place and Yarnall Features
Basketball Game

Swarthmorc High School won an cxct-
ing game from Chester High this morning
by the score Of - 10 Il, The victors went
out into the lead at the start OF the game
and were never headed. Tho score at
the end of the first half favored the home
five, IA to q.
The excellent floor work OF Place and
Harnall, the Swarthmoro forward and
centre played an important factor in the
victory. Each lad Tailed four baskets
from the floor. Jackson and Ross were
the high lights for Chester.
The game was played i'm the gymnasium
of the Swarthmore High School before n
large crowd of spectators.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-15

ice G.avrS, p"eEcn, PeHasylv1ria state
live biyd ChSm2ior, Is lons.ns Tor a mat b
with Charles eddie, OF west PhiIadei.
7hia,
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W. Ward ..,..... forward, l,.....,...,. Jackson
Place .,......... forward Il Howard Brown
1Alnall ...-.,...... .tCNlrer ,.,..-.-.... RusS
h. WOOL .......... guard .....,......, l-stTkin
Reese guard. .......s.s.. Durham
Field goals-Place I; Yarnall, { +. Wood, >;
w Wood, Jackson, .: Ross, =; Howard Foul
EOas-E. Wood I Place. Brown. I. ReCfTee-
Lungren, Swar,hmOTe Prep. Time of halves
~ minutes,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-15

II is very !iHely that these men will Try
conclusions asain ~ the near future
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-15

Il would be go'd chance for the
Western section m2rksTan. fer. I'm re-
cent race with ATihoay Feliz, a. Manoa.
Pa a . hyers. he ran Straight"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-15

The S. :. Whites and LaEsdale are still
tea for leadersnm IN the Trapshooers'
l eaSue, Laeh cub mas Won four con-
seeutive matches.
Pennsylvania sunners express heartfelt
sympathy over the death OF Georg. II.
Lyons. Of Durham, ID. @. noted tran
shooter Lyons was q years ole ana w9s
twice amateur champ on gunner 5f he
United states. and four years ago was
4 menbcf of the. Ar1oricaa team al tha
Olympic games in Stockholm.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-04-26

Length IL inches. Distanguished
from other jays within its range by
it's decidedly whitish underparts and
brown patch on the back. E..
Range: Resident in California,
north to southern Washington. and
south to southern Lower California;
Habits and economic status: This
Jay has the same general traits OF
character as the eastern blue Jay. He
is the same noisy, rollicking fellow
and occupies q corresponding position
in bird society. Robbing the nests OF
smaller birds 10 q favorite pastime,
and he Is a persistent spy upon domes'
tic fowls and well knows the meaning
of the cackle of hen. Not only does
he steal eggs but he kills young chicks.
The insect food of this jay constitutes
about one-tenth Of its annual susten-
ance. The inclusion of grasshoppers
and caterpillars makes this part OF
the birds food in its favor. But the
remainder of its animal diet includes
altogether too large proportion OF
beneficial birds and their eggs, and
in this respect it appears to be worse
than it's eastern relative, the blue Jay.
While its vegetable food is composed
largely of mast, at times its liking
for cultivated fruit and grain makes
1t a most unwelcome visitor to the
orchard and farm. In conclusion it
may be said that over much OF its
range this jay is too abundant for
the best interests of agriculture and
horticulture. 4
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-04-26

Length, about nine inches. A gray,
black, and white bird, distinguished
from the somewhat similarly colored
hooking bird by the black stripe on
side Of head.
Range: Breeds throughout the
United States, Mexico, and southern
Canada; winters in the southern half
of the United States and in Mexico.
Habits and economic status: The
loggerhead shrike, or southern butcher
bird, is common throughout its range
and is sometimes called French mock
ing bird" from a superficial resem-
blance and not from its notes, which
are harsh and unmusical. The shrike
is naturally an insectivorous bird
which has extended it's bill Of fare to
include small mammals, birds, and
reptiles. Its hooked beak Ia well adapt
ed to tearing its prey, while to make
amends for the lack Of talons 1t has
hit upon the plan of forcing its victim,
II too large to swallow, into the fork
Of bush or tree, where it can tear
1t asunder. Insects, especially grass
hoppers, constitute the larger part Of
its food, though beetles, moths. cater
pillars, ants, wasps, and few spiders
are also taken. While the butcher
bird occasionally catches small birds,
its principal vertebrate food Is small
mammals, as field mice, shrews, and
moles, and when possible it obtains
lizards. It habitually impales its sur
plus prey on thorn, sharp twig. or
barb Of, wire fence.