The Horned Larks and Their Relation to Agriculture . UNIVERSITY OF FLORI 3 1262 08491 6641 mm * c >!fcf >%. ** .*» ?w -4 %^J s*a *&;&K r -TH ^Vifci-. • WASHINGTONGOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICEL905 HK OF TRANSMITTAL l. >. Department OF KK. Biological Subvbi .Washington, D. C. September L : I have the honor to transmit herewith for publication as Bul-letin No. 23 of the Biological Survey a report on the Honied Larksand their Relation to Agriculture, by W. L. McAtee, an assistant inthe Biological Survey. The horned larks, though of small size, forman important gr
The Horned Larks and Their Relation to Agriculture . UNIVERSITY OF FLORI 3 1262 08491 6641 mm * c >!fcf >%. ** .*» ?w -4 %^J s*a *&;&K r -TH ^Vifci-. • WASHINGTONGOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICEL905 HK OF TRANSMITTAL l. >. Department OF KK. Biological Subvbi .Washington, D. C. September L : I have the honor to transmit herewith for publication as Bul-letin No. 23 of the Biological Survey a report on the Honied Larksand their Relation to Agriculture, by W. L. McAtee, an assistant inthe Biological Survey. The horned larks, though of small size, forman important group economically because of their very general distri-bution, their great numbers, and their food habits. A- a result ofthe present investigation it appears that though these birds feed tosonic extent upon grain the actual damage done i- slight, because theBrain eaten i» mostly waste. ()n the other hand, the birds are shown tofeed very largely upon insects and weed seeds, among which are someof the worst pests that the farmer has to contend with. The hornedlark-, therefore, should he classed among the species highly beneficialto agriculture. Respectfully,hornedlark00wlmc
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