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The Food of Some British Wild Birds. 



ARTICLE OF DIET. 



Times 

 occurred. 



BENEFITS. 



Collembola ... 



Aphids 



Earwigs 



Remains of Beetles 



Turnip Flea-Beetle (Phyllotreta 



nemorum, L.) ... 

 Lepidopterous larvae 

 Dipterous larvae 

 Millipedes (Blaniulus guttulatus, 



Bosc.) 



1 



3 



2 



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2 

 14 



7 



INJURIES. 

 Wheat 

 Oats 



Barley 



Leaves of Swede 



Ichneumon Flies 



NEUTRAL. 



Spiders 

 Seeds of 



Charlock (Sinaspis arvensis, L.) ... 

 Chickweed (Stellaria media, L.) ... 

 Spurrey (Spergula arvensis, L.) ... 

 Sow Thistle (Sonchus oleraccus, L.) 

 Knotgrass (Poh/gonum aviculare, 



L.) ... ' 



Common Sorrel (Eumex acetosa, L.) 

 Curled Dock (Rum ex cri-spus, L.) ... 

 Meadow Grass (Poa annua, L.) ... 

 Broken seeds, not identifiable 



15 



14 

 4 

 9 



Field Observations. 



The only time I have observed this bird doing any damage is 

 during hard weather when food has been scarce. In some districts 

 the fanners say there are too many larks, and that they require 

 lessening in number. 



