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following table the amount of rice taken by each bird in proportion to the other food eaten is given in the form of estimated percentages by bulk.

The amounts of red rice also are indicated.

[[underlined]] Agelaius phoeniceus. [[/underlined]]

#146455,  5 grains of rice, remains of others - 92%
146456, 31 " " " " " "[[ditto for grains of rice, remains of others]] (1 red rice) - 97%
146467, 21 " " " " " "[[ditto for grains of rice, remains of others]] - 55%
146468, 4 " " " " " "[[ditto for grains of rice, remains of others]] - 20%
146486, 72 " " " " " "[[ditto for grains of rice, remains of others]] (60 red rice) - 100%

[[underlined]] Megaquiscalus major macrourus. [[/underlined]]

#146461, Remains of rice grains - 92%
146462, " " " "[[ditto for Remains of rice grains]] - 90%
146465, 50 grains of rice, remains of others - 99%

[[underlined]] Molothrus ater. [[/underlined]]

#146473, 16 grains of rice, remains of others (1 red rice) - 80%
146474, 35 " " " " " "[[ditto for grains of rice, remains of others]] (34 " "[[ditto for red rice]] ) - 95%
146475, 15 " " " " " "[[ditto for grains of rice, remains of others]] (7 " "[[ditto for red rice]] ) - 65%
146476, 10 " " " " " "[[ditto for grains of rice, remains of others]] ( - 85%
146477, 27 " " " " " "[[ditto for grains of rice, remains of others]] (17 " "[[ditto for red rice]] ) - 70%
146478, 15 " " " " " "[[ditto for grains of rice, remains of others]] (14 " "[[ditto for red rice]] ) - 56%
146479, 3 " " "[[ditto for grains of rice]] (2 " "[[ditto for red rice]] ) - 8%
146480, 9 " " "[[ditto for grains of rice]] remains of others (3 " "[[ditto for red rice]] ) - 40 %
146481, 14 " " " " " "[[ditto for grains of rice, remains of others]] (13 " "[[ditto for red rice]] ) - 80%
146482, Remains of rice grains (all red) - 25%
146483, 10 grains of rice, remains of others (6 red rice) - 92%
146484, 30 " " " " " "[[ditto for grains of rice, remains of others]] (20 " "[[ditto for red rice]] ) - 65%
146485, 54 " " " " " "[[ditto for grains of rice, remains]] (53 " "[[ditto for red rice]] ) - 70%
146487, 45 " " "[[ditto for grains of rice,]]  remains of others (9 " "[[ditto for red rice]] ) - 92%
146488, Remains of rice grains - 70%
146454, 54 grains of rice - 83%

The other seeds eaten by these birds consisted largely of weed seeds picked from stubble. A few had eaten Kaffir corn, probably waste grain picked up where cattle had been fed.

Near the town of Eagle Lake considerable numbers of Red-winged Blackbirds, Brewer's Blackbirds, Cowbirds and Great-tailed Grackles gathered to