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Table 4. Prey of Bubo africanus in Yankari Game Reserve WIKKI KALBAN HILLS Species 7o comp, by no. % comp, by weight % comp. % comp by no. by weight XX Mnninia Is ++ Soricidae Taphozous mauritianus Nycteris major

34 Pipistrellus sp.

x Tatera kempi Taterillus gracilis Mus musculoides Acomys cahirinus Dasymys incomtus

x Lemniscomys barbarus Myomys daltoni Mastomys cf. erythroleucus Graphiurus murinus Mammals Birds Reptiles Aga ma spp. Chamaeleo sp. Gekkonidae spp. Colubridae (Colubrinae) sp. Amphibians Vertebrates Scorpions Pandinus sp. Buthidae sp. Insects Phasmidea sp. Acrididae (Oedipodinae) sp. Coleoptera indet. Cicindela sp. Heliocopris antenor Anachalcos cupreus Catharsius sp

. Cop ris spp. Scarabaeus sp. Gymnopleurus sp. Tenebrionidae sp. Cerambycidae sp. Cerambycidae (Prionidae) spp. Chrysomelidae spp. Total number of prey 30.74 0.44 0.44 18.67 5.33 3.11 4.44 0.44 1.78 4.44 4.44 0.88 75.75 5.33 1.78 2.22 1 . 78 86.46 0.49 0.49 0.49 0.49 0.88 0.88 0.49 1.47 5.33 0.49 0.49 1 .47 223 5.84 0.18 0.14 54.07 8.86 0.74 4.33 0.69 2.18 4.54 7.50 0.49 91.32 3.30 1.64 1.02 0.55 97.03 0.01 0.01 0.04 0.04 0.93 0.08 0.04 0.18 1.39 0.06 0.05 1 .49 1.49 2.98 4.48 8.96 1.49 5.97 1.49 19.69 20.89 10.49 1.49 13.43 1. 57 1 .49 2.98 1.49 1.49 16.42 2.98 67 2.47 4.38 6.85 4.85 14.40 1.21 4.86 1.62 33.86 34.00 4.85 0.08 24.80 0.49 0.24 0.72 0.69 0.64 7.04 0.80 see text for details - x new record for the reserve see Table 3