Elementary principles of agriculture Elementary principles of agriculture : a text book for the common schools . elementaryprinci02ferg Year: 1913 Wild Birds and Other Insect-eatina Animals 181 almost entirely, but in winter when he cannot find insects, he has to eat weed seeds, and waste grain, (See Fig. 115 and table of food by months.) The young of all kind of birds, including those of the vegetable- feeding adults, feed largely on insects. (See Fig. 116.) Food for the Year. Stomachs Animal Weed Months Examined Food Grain Seeds Total Per cent Per cent Per cent Per cent January 13 75
Elementary principles of agriculture Elementary principles of agriculture : a text book for the common schools . elementaryprinci02ferg Year: 1913 Wild Birds and Other Insect-eatina Animals 181 almost entirely, but in winter when he cannot find insects, he has to eat weed seeds, and waste grain, (See Fig. 115 and table of food by months.) The young of all kind of birds, including those of the vegetable- feeding adults, feed largely on insects. (See Fig. 116.) Food for the Year. Stomachs Animal Weed Months Examined Food Grain Seeds Total Per cent Per cent Per cent Per cent January 13 .36 100 February 1 .00 100 March 12 100 April 28 100 May 8 .13 100 June 20 100 July 18 .00 100 August 28 .00 .65 100 September 29 .40 .40 100 October 40 .61 100 November 22 100 December 19 100 Totalforyear 238 100 251. Beneficial Birds Should not be Killed for food, neither for sport, nor for decorations for hats. Every ^'f^X ^ '' /^^^^>^ _â â . . \ Ul u /⢠â . .'^S. .â .â¢.â¢.\ 1- o 'â 'â 'â '.'â â â '.\ . . . . ⢠A la ..â¢.â . â .'A CD ml â¢' â ' -X l-:-:':-:-;-:-:-:-:-'.\ ^m':ym .â .â .â¢.â¢.:â ;â :â¢;â .â¢;\| OR A IN. Adult Nestlings Fig. 116. Diagram showing proportions of food of English sparrow voung and adult.
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