Table 2, 
Foods eaten by the Black Francolin according to 
season and number of crops in which each was found 
~———" Foods 
Sp. Su. Fall Wi, 
Parts Eaten 
Season 
Plant 
Abutilon sp. Indian mallow seeds 1 
Brassica campestris mustard seeds 2 
Cephalandra indica a cucurbit seeds 1 
Cyperus arenarius flat sedge rhizome 1 
Dactyloctenium aegyptium a grass seeds 1 
Dactyloctenium scindicum a grass inflorescence 1 
seeds 1 1 
Echinochloa colonum jungle rice peduncle 1 
seeds 2 
Eriochloa procera a wild millet inflorescence 2 
Hordeum sp. a barley seeds 3 
Lathyrus sativus wild pea seeds 1 7 
Lathyrus sp. a pea seeds 1 
Launaea nudicaulis a compositae inflorescence 1 
leaves 1 
Mukia scabrella a cucurbit fruit 2 
seeds 2 
Oryza sativa rice seeds 3 3 
Panicum miliaceum broom corn millet seeds 1 
Pennisetum typhoideum bajra, a millet seeds 1 
Phaseolus mungo pulse seeds 1 
Rhynchosia sp. a legume seeds 1 
Setaria verticillata bristlegrass seeds 1 1 
Solanum nigrum black nightshade fruit 1 
Triticum vulgare wheat glumes 1 
leaves 1 
seeds 2 1 
Animal 
Hymenoptera small black ants whole 3 
medium black ants whole 5 1 1 
large black ants whole 1 41 
red ants whole 1 1 
wasp whole 1 
Diptera fly whole 1 
midge whole 1 
Coleoptera small black beetle whole 1 
medium black beetle whole 1 
large black beetle whole 1 1 
striped beetle whole 1 
brown beetle whole | 2 
Araneae spider whole 1 
Pheretima sp. earthworm piece 1 
Bufo sp. toad whole 1 
Miscellaneous 
human excrement 2 
grit 1 
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