In spring: baforo now aeed growths have rlpenol, this {.peoies is dependant 
upon tfui^plles remaining from the previous year. Is the season advanoes 
the quantity available will become less as the seeds lying in favorable 
locations will goralnate* Prom the middle of April until the first 
wsftt in June» tho food supply of these birds must bo so short that thq^ 
will seise avidly on anythlnc that la available. At this season, there- 
fore, it may bo axpooted that they ni^ trouble legumes and other oroos 
that geminato in the same manner. Tlio birds observed at Areola wore 
t 
'f- 
feeding upon tho seeds of a grass (Panlcum sp. ) that was Just ripening. 
These were pulled off and swallowed, with thOlr glumes, before they were 
entirely ripe. Mr. Hunter out an area in hie fields grown with wild 
onion (Allium oernuum) and In so doing out a number of stalks of volunteer 
wheat with hoads in the milk. The doves attacked this fallen wheat at 
once pocking off tho soft kemols. 
Pamsge to Orope by Other Bidds. 
At the time of s^r visit to Aroola td^wat was headed out and the 
komels were in tho milk. On two oooasions, i>alr&'Of blue grosbeaks 
(Oniraoa o. oaeralea) word seam in such fields and on watching them 1 
found that thq 7 were eating the wheat kernels. The birds perched on 
inclined stalks and reaching out twisted off the soft grains. These 
were freed from their oovaringe by the bill and then swsl lowed. Usoally 
one or two kernels were taken from eaoh head and then the bird moved to 
another perch to repeat the perforaanoe. I examined an area approximately 
. V 
