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The Food of Some British Wild Birds. 



it catches is wonderful. In 1,124 pellets examined by Mr. L. E. 

 Adams, remains of 2,397 mice and rats, and 97 sparrows were 

 found." 



Newstead (92) examined twelve specimens, and summarises the 

 stomach contents as follows: " 1 contained insects of the injurious 

 group; 1, beneficial group; 2, indifferent group ; 5, voles; 2, mice; 

 2, shrews; 1, bats; 3, birds." 



Adams (1) examined eleven hundred and twenty-four pellets of 

 this species, and records the following animals : 



ARTICLE OF DIET. 



Mole 5 



Common Shrew 413 



Lesser Shrew ... ... ... ... ... ... 28 



Water Shrew 28 



Long-tailed Field Mouse 697 



House Mouse 29 



Brown Rat 205 



Short-tailed Field Mouse (Field Vole) 861 



Bank Vole 136 



Water Vole 10 



Rabbit 2 



Frog 9 



Sparrow ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 97 



Thrush or Blackbird 23 



Starling ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 



Other Small Birds 54 



Squirrel ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 



Beetles ... 3^ 



Total No. of Animals 2605 



Number 

 occurred. 



An examination of the stomach contents of seven specimens I 

 examined is given below. 



Post-mortem Records. 



ARTICLE OF DIET. 



Times 

 occurred. 



Number 

 occurred. 



BENEFITS. 



Cockchafers ... 

 Long-tailed Field Mouse 



Field Vole 



Shrew Mouse ... 

 Remains of Mole 

 Remains of Sparrows 



