Abstract
Four hundred and twenty -one pellets of the Spotted Owlet (Athene brama) were collected fortnighty from the campus of the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad from August, 1984 to July, 1985. Examination of the cuticular patterns of the scales of the hairs found in these pellets, revealed presence of 10 species of small mammals of which rats and mice were the staple items. Remanents of insects in the pellets indicated consumption of members of eight orders of insects among which coleopterans and lepidopterans were predominant. The insects predominated in the spring and summer diet whereas small mammals in the fall and winter diet

Mirza A. Beg, M. Maqbool, M. Mushtaq • ul - Hassan. (1990) FOOD HABITS OF THE SPOTTED OWLET, ATHENE BRAMA, , Volume 27, Issue 2.
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