Arboreal Burials in Nicrophorus spp. (Coleoptera: Silphidae)

Table 2

Bait birds.

Species		Mean mass (g)	𝑛
Duckling	Anas sp.	27.6	1
Spotted sandpiper	Actitis macularius	17.5	1
Downy woodpecker	Picoides pubescens	25.7	1
Yellow-bellied flycatcher	Empidonax flaviventris	12.5	1
Flycatcher	Empidonax sp.	13.4	1
Black-capped chickadee	Poecile atricapillus	13.6	7
Blue-headed vireo	Vireo solitarius	22.0	1
Red-eyed vireo	Vireo olivaceus	18.9	1
Cedar waxwing	Bombycilla cedrorum	35.0	2
Swainson’s thrush	Catharus ustulatus	35.8	2
Hermit thrush	Catharus guttatus	34.5	1
Ovenbird	Seiurus aurocapilla	20.9	4
Yellow-rumped warbler	Setophaga coronata	14.0	1
Savannah sparrow	Passerculus sandwichensis	25.8	1
White-throated sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis	24.6	2
Dark-eyed junco	Junco hyemalis	22.6	8
Purple Finch	Carpodacus purpureus	29.6	18
White-winged crossbill	Loxia leucoptera	26.8	1
Common redpoll	Acanthis flammea	21.4	1
Pine siskin	Spinus pinus	13.0	4
American goldfinch	Spinus tristis	13.5	6
Evening Grosbeak	Coccothraustes vespertinus	58.2	2
Finch sp.	Carduelinae	24.9	1
Unknown chick		29.0	4