. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 2()(i CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME. bird's hands. In May the bird had swal- lowed 117 alfalfa weevils. Corn was found in the crop only in Febru- ary and December, wdiile wheat appeared in March, August, September and November. A great deal of the wheat was in the hulls and it is believed that these grains were principally gleanings of the field. In only one month was the crop empty. That was June. Perhaps the first warm sun had made the b
. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 2()(i CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME. bird's hands. In May the bird had swal- lowed 117 alfalfa weevils. Corn was found in the crop only in Febru- ary and December, wdiile wheat appeared in March, August, September and November. A great deal of the wheat was in the hulls and it is believed that these grains were principally gleanings of the field. In only one month was the crop empty. That was June. Perhaps the first warm sun had made the bird a little lazy. The detailed report follows: January—Dandelion leaves, 399; small dandelion plants, 6; grass blades, 68; small grass plants, 4; lamb quarter seeds, 37; small wheat in hulls, 20; red ants, 17; small beetle, 1; small rocks, 2. September—Wheat, 94; wild millet, 427; alfalfa leaves, 14; thistle seeds, 2; spider 1; small rocks, 2. October—Barley, 43; wild millet, 480; buckthorn, 49; grasshopper, 1. November—Wheat in hull, 106. December—-Barley, 23; corn, 14; wild millet, 168; grass blades, 31. THE FOOD OF TERNS IN ENGLAND. Fish eating birds are continually accused of affecting the fish supply by depredations. The following review under the title "An. Fig. 46. Male ringneck pheasant in breeding- plumage. State Game Farm. Photo- graph by !(. C. Bryant, May 5, 1927. seeds with hulls, 569; wild oat seeds, 2; iron- weed leaves, 126. February—Grains of corn, 37; ditch snail, 1; grass blades, 7; ground cherry, 1. March—Lamb quarter leaves, 4; wheat grains, 6; wheat grains in hull, 102; grass blades, 5; wheat beards, 14; ground fern plant, 1. April—Alfalfa leaves, 22. May—Alfalfa weevil, 117; small beetles, 10. June—Empty crop. July—Clover leaves and stems, 63; grass- hoppers, 8. August—Wild millet seeds, 952; blue grass seeds, 39; clover leaves, 20; wheat grains, 56; Investigation of the Food of Terns in Eng- land," (The Auk, July, 1926
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