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but they will eat wasps, bees, and the most gaudy of cater- 

 pillars. A specimen of Eristalis was offered to a Great 

 Spotted woodpecker, which seized it and flicked it away at 

 once. Some smallish larva? of the large White Butterfly, 

 found upon nasturtium, were placed in a glass case containing 

 a green lizard and Amphibolurus mnricatus, an Australian 

 lizard ; both these species ate them readily. An African 

 Zonurm (Z. cordylus) ate one, but refused a second ; and 

 another individual of the same species would not touch the 

 larva at all. A small sand skink in the same case ate two. 

 A chameleon looked suspiciously at the caterpillar, but was 

 not to be tempted. The Greater Spotted woodpecker ate 

 several, but pinched them carefully first ; the woodpecker ate 

 larva; of this species on two consecutive days. Two rose- 

 colon red Pastors also took these caterpillars after rubbing them 

 carefully on the ground. They were readily eaten by marmosets. 

 The conspicuous larva of the " Buff-tip " moth was eaten by 

 marmosets, though they evidently found it to be very tough. 

 One was offered to a Great Spotted woodpecker, and partially 

 eaten, though after some time and much pecking. Its skin 

 appears to be very tough. A great tit ate a little of the 

 protruding viscera, but did not seem to care very much about 

 finishing it. The insect was well tasted, and curiously enough 

 rejected unhurt, by a duck ; they were not noticed by fowls. 

 The hairy larva of Spilosoma lubricipeda was eaten by a green 

 lizard, which had previously snatched it away from an Amp ft i- 

 boltin/x ; the lizard rubbed its jaws afterwards and declined 

 another specimen. The marmosets smelt and rejected this 

 caterpillar, but they had been recently fed. The Great Spotted 

 woodpecker tried to get a specimen of this caterpillar, thrown 

 into its cage, but was anticipated by a great tit, who was 

 busy with the insect for a long time, and rubbed it on the 



