TABLE 1.--Konthly and yearl reentages ef the principal items in the food ef 258 adult scaled il 
(Pood Percentages based on total food content, gravel on tetal content; vegetable 
food, seeds unless otherwise noted; Tr indicates trace.) 
Yearly 
Kind of food Apr. June cay Oct. |Nov. | Dec. Average 
Humber of stomachs 
examined: ose sc eeeec ce 15 107 35 
Pct. 
VEGETABLE FOOD 
Oats (Avena sativA)ecoe aS 
Kefircorn (Holcus Be 
sorghum). 
Wheat (Triticum spp. )ec. 2.27 
Sophia (Sophia menziesii) 5298 
(pods and herbage). 
Amaranth (Amaranthus 1.58 
blitoides). 
Lotus (Lotus trisperms) 3035 
Vetch (Vicia exigus)e..6c 1.29 
Mesquite (Prosopis spp.) 1.36 
Alfilaria (Erodiun cicn- 2225 
terium) (seeds and 
herbage). 
Croton (Croton texensis) 1.03 
Cactus (Opuntia spp. 1.47 
(seeds and fruit). 
Evolvulus (Evelvvlus 2.34 
arizonicus spp.) 
Morning glory (Ipomoea 1.76 
cardiophyila). 
Sage (Salvia spp. )ecssee 1.26 
Buffalo burr (Solanum 1.31 
rostratum). - 
Broomweed (Gutierrezia 5 . A sell iotcveieiei| s sieeve tales : 4 : 4,19 
texana), 
Sunflower (Helianthus 2.87 
annuus sppe). 
Miscellaneous green 9.52 
leaves, sprouts, and 
ether herbage. 
Miscellaneous seeds with 28.1% 
incidental pod and 
fruit debris and herb- 
age. 
Total Bocsccccccccss 78.12 
ANIMAL FOOD 
Grasshoppers, lecusts, 5 010|17.33| 548! 9.68}19.29 15.94] 2.91] 1.76 e51} 6.13 
and mantids (Orthop- : 
tera), 17 kinds. 
June beetles (Diplotaxis 2 2 5 3 sOSi once! eiociein pliel 
Bppe)e 
Weevils (Ophryastes opp. ° e46| 2.33] 1.42 
Sawfly larvae (Tenthre- 55 siete ae oe feccee locceciesciuiel al ecd 
dinidae), 
Scale insects (Coccidae) | o.. 3 5 = LelSileciccedsccoelalecs 
7037 220 e@crce 7033 tr . ecece ell 220 e@eocse 1.27 
Ants (Ischnomyrmex spp.) 
"3.66 “9.40 8e51 | 7.95111.67 }21.68/ 23.46 an 18| 8, 94) 2.12] 2.39] 6.44) 9.45 
Miscellaneous insects 
and other animals. 
Gravel cccocecceccsccceseel 4e00 ea 4,57|10.13/15.15/13.36| $.18/11.92! 10.98 
