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PACIFIC SCIENCE, Vol. V, January, 1951 
TABLE 2 
Foods of the Lace-necked Dove in Hawaii 
SPECIES AND PARTS EATEN 
PER- 
CENTAGE 
CROP 
VOLUME 
NUMBER 
OCCUR- 
RENCES 
IN 146 
CROPS 
NUMBER 
OCCUR- 
RENCES 
IN 71 GIZ- 
ZARDS 
ABUNDANCE OF FOOD BY VEGETATION ZONE* 
A 
B 
Cl 
C2 
Di 
D2 
Ds 
El 
E2 
PLANTS 
99.5 
Momordica Balsamina, balsam 
apple; seed 
23.1 
43 
16 
o 
0 
W altheria americana^ uhaloa; seed 
17.6 
57 
27 
O 
c 
c 
o 
Cajanus Cajan, pigeon pea; seed. 
12.8 
21 
4 
r 
o 
r 
r 
Solarium nodiflorum^ popolo; fruit, 
seed 
10.0 
19 
11 
o 
c 
o 
Lantana Camara, lantana; fruit, 
seed 
9.6 
7 
7 
O 
a 
c 
o 
Wikstroemia phillyraefolia, akia; 
): 
fruit, seed 
4.4 
5 
3 
r 
o 
li 
|! 
Portulaca sclerocarpa, ihimakole; 
Ii 
seed, pod 
3.7 
17 
0 
r 
Dianella sandwicensis, ukiuki; 
fruit, seed 
3.1 
1 
1 
o 
o 
Sida sp. {cordi folia), ilima; ) 
j 
seed and . . 
2.9 
32 
10 
o 
c 
r 
1 
Sida sp. ilima; seed t j 
c 
a 
c 
j! 
Hordeum vulgare, barley; seed. . . 
1.9 
1 
1 
r 
1 
Centaurea melitensis, Maltese 
thistle; seed 
1.3 
7 
3 
o 
o 
Unidentified seeds 
1.1 
16 
6 
Euphorbia hypericifolia, graceful 
spurge; seed 
0.9 
5 
4 
o 
o 
Grevillea rohusta, silk oak; seed 
0.9 
3 
3 
o 
c 
Ananas comosus, pineapple; root. 
0.9 
3 
1 
cul 
tivat 
ed 
Zea mays, corn; seed 
0.8 
4 
1 
cul 
tivat 
ed 
Aleurites moluccana, kukui; seed. 
0.7 
1 
1 
o 
c 
c 
Verbena litoralis, verbena; seed. . 
0.7 
2 
2 
o 
c 
c 
C 
Phytolacca octandra, pokeberry; 
fruit 
0.4 
4 
5 
r 
r 
Atriplex semibaccata, Australian 
salt bush; seed 
0.4 
4 
2 
c 
r 
Euphorbia geniculata, wild 
euphorbia; seed 
0.3 
1 
1 
o 
o 
! 
Opuntia megacantha, panini or 
cactus; seed 
0.3 
2 
4 
o 
c 
o 
, j 
Prosopis chilensis, algaroba or 
kiawe; seed pod, seedling. . . . 
0.3 
3 
2 
a 
c 
Sida rhombifolia, ilima; seed. . . . 
0.3 
8 
5 
o 
r 
Ij 
Euphorbia hirta, garden spurge; 
,■ 
seed 
0.2 
4 
1 
o 
c 
Avena fatua, wild oat; seed 
0.1 
1 
0 
r 
r 
c 
! 
Carica papaya, papaya; seed .... 
0.1 
1 
0 
cul 
tivat 
ed 
Eugenia Cumini,j3.Ya. plum; fruit. 
0.1 
2 
1 
o 
o 
o 
Portulaca cyanosperma, small pig- 
1 
weed; seed 
0.1 
1 
1 
c 
S 
Picinus communis, castor bean; seed 
0.1 
1 
1 
o 
o 
r 
Siegesbeckia orientals, small yellow 
t 
crown beard; seed 
0.1 
6 
5 
o 
r 
Tephrosia purpurea, ahuhu; seed. 
0.1 
13 
5 
o 
r 
j 
*From Ripperton and Hosaka (1942). a = abundant; c = common; o = occasional; r = rare. 
fThe seeds of these species are practically indistinguishable, hence they are combined herein. 
