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ANIMAL Foop 
The animal food of the roadrunner, which made up slightly over 
90 per cent of the total food, is varied, perhaps as varied as that 
of any common species of bird. Almost any animal, from the smaller 
TABLE I 
NuMBERS OF Foop ITEMS TAKEN BY FIFTEEN ROADRUNNERS DURING WINTER 
Monrus, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER, JANUARY 
n 
Aa rneas fat . Bs 8 2d 
= oh ae Dire, e 2 an os) % 3 
te Ih ey Sse deh eh ee te 
Bo on pt Gi ee See cele Roe temic ae eae 
o Hal wu a & =I 355 o a = 5 ® AaI CI 4 
ey ES 4s i te te fe) i im a GS ro El Si 
January -....--..--. 17 10 =p 
Ciao Ae | hoe eae Cy eee Ae 5 ? 1 
2 1 
1 8 Fane 
baee ues BHOkey, 1 
Oy 2% Wan 8 — 
5 al 
See 16 2 3 
CC se er ake 4 ES 2 
OS Wey se Dh py.8 28 oe 
December .......... 1 > @ 4 fos 
ce 9 pose == 4 
oe > 3 1 
[wees 1 il Ds tes 10 Lt 
Chi 1B) 9 1 il 
Rotalsaee S8e Miks 4509 4 So SN ew OWT A) G3 eal! 7 
Average number of items per bird—13.6. 
NuMBERS or Foop ITEMS TAKEN BY FIFTEEN ROADRUNNERS DURING SUMMER 
MontTHS, JUNE, JULY, AUGUST 
Be 3 8 E & «3 a « 
o ° 2 i) 5 3 i S oe 5 2 s s 
BOR io) 18) 0S Sy 3Bt Bee ah Sees 
aye es op Sy tee SS) st dsl =) nee tS 
2 3 =a 8 on 
8 5 1 lie ae 1 
1 4 iL 
9 1 1 
1 3 me 
63 1 a8 
Olea SF: il = 1 
26 1 1 
2 19 can 
uy alta) 5 Z 
6 1 ee 
27 5 Secs 
aes 5 1 1 
2 4 2 250 1 
Motals) 2. Tom ek ee eel 1 if 6 14 253 4 2 
Average number of items per bird—36.2. 
