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BULLETIN 1249, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Food items of the common pipit, identified to the genus or species, as determined 

 by the examination of 301 stomachs. 



[The figures indicate the number of stomachs in which the items were found.] 



Vegetable Food. 



Pinaceae. 



Pinus pahis tris (longleaf 



pine) 1 



Poaceae. 



Syntherisma s ang uinalis 



(crabgrass) 32 



Syntherisma isclmemum 



(crabgrass) 6 



Brachiaria platyphylla 1 



Panicum capillar e (witch- 



grass) 10 



Panicum fasciculatum (witch- 

 grass) 1 



Panicum sp (witchgrass) 4 



Chaetochloa lutescens (yel- 

 low foxtail) 3 



Chaetochloa sp. (foxtail) 9 



Paspalum sp. (hairgrass) 1 



Avena sativa (oats) 1 



Dactyloctenium aegyptium 



(Egyptian grass) 5 



Eleusine indica (goose- 

 grass) 3 



Hordeum sp. (barley) 1 



Triticum aestivum (wheat) 3 



Zea mays (corn) 2 



Cyperaceae. , 



Scirpus sp. (bulrush) 1 



Carex sp. (sedge) 5 



Polygonaceae. 



Rumex sp. (dock) 5 



Polygonum opelousanum 



(smartweed) 1 



Polygonum sp. (smartweed) 5 



Chenopodiaceae. 



Chenopodium sp. (goosefoot)- 4 

 Amaranthaceae. 



Amaranthus sp. (pigweed) 19 



Portulacaceae. 



Calandrinia sp. (rockpurs- 



lane) 4 



Corrigiolaceae. 



Scleranthus annuus (kna- 

 wel) 1 



Silenaceae. 



Alsine sp. (chickweed) 7 



Ranunculaceae. 



Ranunculus sp. (buttercup) 1 



Brassicaceae. 



Brassica sp. (wild mustard)- 1 

 Hamamelidaceae. 



Liquidamb ar styraciflua 



(sweetgum) l 



Fabaceae. 



Trifolium sp. (clover) 4 



Geraniaceae. 



Erodium sp. (alfilaria) 1 



Violaceae. 



Viola, langsdorfii 1 



Rutaceae. 



Zanthoxylum sp. (prickly- 

 ash) 1 



Euphorbiaceae. 



Croton sp. (goatweed) 1 



Acalypha virginica (Virginia 

 copperleaf) 2 



Cfiamae sy ce serpylUfolm 

 (spurge) 7 



Chamaesyce sp. (spurge) 32 



Empetraceae. 



Empetrum nigrum (crow- 

 berry) 1 



Verbenaceae. 



Verbena sp 1 



Rubiaceae. 



Diodia teres (buttonweed) 1 



Caprifoliaceae. 



Sambucus canadensis (elder) _ 1 

 Ambrosiaceae. 



Ambrosia elatior (ragweed) 1 



Ambrosia sp. (ragweed) 1 



Asteraceae. 



Helianthus sp. (sunflower) 1 



Deinandra sp. (tarweed) 2 



Madia sp. (tarweed) 1 



Centaurea sp. (knapweed) 2 



Animal Food. 



Acridiidae (brown grasshoppers). 



Chortophaga viridifasciata 1 



Melanoplus sp 1 



Locustidae (green grasshoppers). 



Ceuthophilus sp 1 



Gryllidae (crickets). 



Oryllus assimilis 3 



Nemobius sp 2 



Scutelleridae ( shield-bugs ) . 



Camirus porosus 2 



Homaemus parvulus 1 



Cydnidae (negro-bugs). 



Thyreocoris sp 1 



Aethus sp 1 



Pentatomidae ( stink-bugs ) . 



Thyanta custator 1 



Thyanta sp 1 



Dendrocoris sp 1 



Coreidae. 



Corizus sp 1 



Lygaeidae. 



Nysms sp. (false chinch bug)_ 4 



