FOOD HABITS OF MALLARD DUCKS. 
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TaBLE 1.—Items of vegetable food identified in stomachs of mallard ducks and the number 
in which found—Continued. 
Kind of food. 
Total number of stomachs examined...................-- ae ie B SIS eG Ber 
‘SUBKINGDOM SPERMATOPHYTA—Continued. 
Styracacee: Esra Se Secs. 
Styrar americana (smooth storax) 
‘Styraz pulverulenta (downy storax) 
Styraz sp. (storax) 
~ Oleaceze: 
Frazinus sp. (ash) 
Adelia acuminata (swamp privet) 
Menyanthacee: 
Menyanthes trifoliata (bog bean) 
Asclepiadaces: 
Asclepias sp. (milkweed) 
Convolvulaces: 
Ipomea sp. (morning-glory) 
TB fratrys lea a ers HeVo eed Beaks eel aay Ve a en ee a en epee ere tt ac Eh Pa Re eS bs. : 
Cuscutacee: 
Cuscuta sp. (dodder) 
Boraginacee: 
Heliotropium indicum (heliotrope) 
JE ANORO HTD S06, CUENWCOROE) 5 6 dasosaosencoesou cons SoBe densuucesosdeoe 
Verbenaceze: 
WRONG: SiON a ease ea A a Se etn aoe UES BO EN 
Lippia nodiflora 
ELD UTS TON MET eae ee ee Ree Sy iE AL BE Oe ee 
Plantaginacee: 
Plantago rugelii (plantain) 
- Rubiacez: 
Cephalanthus occidentalis (buttonbush) 
Diodia virginiana (buttonweed) 
Diodiateres (bultomweed) as.nese tee ee eee ee pedeansesaaacome 
Diode spa (oubbonyyeed)e eee ee ee ee Siig ame eaten 
Galium sp. (cleavers) 
- Psychotria tenuifolia 
Caprifoliacer: 
Triosteum perfoliatum (feverwort) 
_Symphoricarpos racemosus (snowberry) 
Symphoricarpos sp. (snowberry) 
Ambrosiacee: 
Composite: 
LRODCOHORMITO DS sean ooo ees ee ERE Ee eae ae ap eae 
IMGT El ono gas oc 2bonens sec ocedes Sa neasEdsecebicese sees sSsessacued 
Common 
>mallard. 
622 
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