520 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY, Vol. XV, 



No. XIX —OCCURRENCE OF HOREITES BRUNNEIFRONS (THE 

 RUFOUS-CAPPED BUSH-WAR]3LER). 



In the Dibrugarh District, Upper Assam, Oates gives the eastern limit i& 

 distribution of Horeites brunneifrons as Sikhim, and Blanford's observations as 

 10,000 feet, the lowest limit in its range. It is, however, a common cold- weather 

 visitant to the plains in this district, almost invariably found near water, 

 preferably frequents stretches of ekra, hopping from stem to stem a few feet 

 from the ground, uttering its unmistakable note, and occasionally taking a short 

 flight into any secluded nook, remarkably tame, a contrast to the skulking 

 habits of the numerous babblers* which frequent similar localities. It is also to 

 •be found along the banks of forest streams where the undergrowth and dea$ 

 branches seem equally suited to its requirements. 



H, STEVENS, 



RUNGAGORA, UPPER ASSAM, 



December 1903. 



No. XX— BUTTERFLIES OF THE KONKAN DISTRICT. 



In order to make our records as complete as possible, I think it well to notify 

 the capture of two males and one female of Apatura (Euhalia) lubentina and one 

 male and one female, Lehe neetgherriensis, on the Andheri-Marol road 

 in Salsette. In the case of both species the males were good specimens, while 

 the hindwings of the females were notched, evidently by a bird's beak. 



I have also to record the capture of a fresh specimen of Caprona ransonnrtti* 

 Feld in the same locality, which I believe is new to the list. 



L. C. H. YOUNG. 



Bombay, 18th December 1903. 



No. XXI —ENEMIES OF INSECTS. 



I have seen ft stated recently in print, and there seems to be a general idea 

 that the food of dragonflies consists of minute insects only, and it may therefore 

 he well to state that I have frequently seen them eating Mycalesis mineus and' 

 Yphkima huebneri — I suppose our two commonest butterflies. 



Recently I found green locusts on the dinner table making a meal off 

 several small moths. I had no idea before that these creatures were very car- 

 nivorous. 



L. C. H. YOUNG. 

 Bombay, l$th December 1903. 



No. XXII —OCCURRENCE OF THE COMMON INDIAN BEE-EATER 

 (MEROPS VIRIDISJ IN BALUCHISTAN. 



I am able to add one more to Captain Marshall's list of the birds of Quetta> 

 published in recent numbers of the Society's Journal. I saw yesterday a 

 specimen of Merops viridis sitting on a poplar tree. I was quite close to it at 



