Table 5. Foods eaten by the gray francolin according to 
season and number of crops in which each was found — (cont'd,) 


Foods Parts Eaten Season 
Sp. Su. Fall Wi. 
Animal 
Hymenoptera ants whole 10 LE § 
Isoptera termites, adult 
and larvae whole 10 1 
Coleoptera: beetles whole 3 
Scarabidae a beetle whole 4 2 
Tenebrionidae a beetle whole 5 1 
Hydrophyllidae a beetle whole 5 1 
Carabidae a beetle whole 5 1 
Elateridae click beetles whole 1 
Buprestidae a beetle whole Ll 
Curculionidae weevils whole 4 
Lepidoptera 
Noctuidae cutworms whole 3 iL 
Orthoptera grasshoppers, 
crickets whole 2 1 
Homoptera bugs whole 2 
Diptera flies whole 1 
Solifugae whole 2 
Araneae spiders whole 1 
Miscellaneous 
grit F pieces 9 4 4&4 
snail shells whole L 
pieces 2 
coal pieces 2 
baked brick pieces 2 
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