TY - JOUR
AU - Milton, Suzanne J.
AB -  174 N o t e s mil Records grey heron A . cinrrea, white stork Ciconicr ciconiir and marabou stork Leptoti1o.s c*rutncniferu.s, secretary bird Sugittiirius srrpenttirius and ground hornbill Buc~oriwv liwiboirtrri include rodents in their diets (Maclean, 1985). Owls prey on both rodents and birds (Vernon, 1972). Falconiformes prey on granivorous birds (Brown ct d.,1982), and some eagles, e.g. bateleur Ttwithopiiu ecuutl(ilu.s. also take tree squirrels and giant rats (WRJD). Sandgrouse are taken by desert raptors such ;is lanner falcon F d c o biurniicus (C. F. Clinning, G. L. Maclean, W. Tarboton, pers. comm.) and red-necked falcon F. ctiicqucwr (C. F. Clinning. pers. comm). Both these falcons also take small seed-eating larks ( A i ~ i r n o m ~ r tand Ermioptcri\ir.~ spp.) weavers (Plowus spp.) and queleas (Q~wkeu u c l w ) (Jensen, 1972; W RJD). y Seeds in raptor pellets Seeds in raptor prey are either discarded, together with the feathers and gut, :it the perch where the raptor plucks and eats the prey or, when the prey is swallowed whole, are later disgorged at the raptor's roost or nest. Regurgitated pellets contain the material which the predator cannot digest, including 
TI - Notes and Records
JF - African Journal of Ecology
DO - 10.1111/j.1365-2028.1988.tb00967.x
DA - 1988-06-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wiley/notes-and-records-R357Uc0PEX
SP - 173
VL - 26
IS - 2
DP - DeepDyve
ER -