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Dr. W. E. Collinge on the 



[Ibis, 



upon tlie records from a number of districts there can be no 

 doubt as to the economic status of this bird. The benefits 

 it confers are twice as great as the injuries it inflicts, whilst 

 the bulk of its food is of a neutral nature. 



2. Classified List of the I< 



Anipliibia. 



Tadpoles and younu- frogs. 

 Fishes. 



Miunow. 



Stickleback. 



Gudgeon. 



Trout. 

 Mollusca. 



Linmaa sfai/7i(ihs Linn. 



palustris Miili. 



auricularia Linn. 



percijra Mull. 



IHanorhis sp. 



Crustacea. 

 Cr&y^&h {AstacuspalUpeshQi'tib.). 

 Freshwater Shrimp {Gtiviinarus 

 index Linn.). 



Tnsecta. 

 Hemiptera. 



Water Boatman {Nutonecta 

 ylauca Linn.). 



Plectoptera. 



Mayfly {Ephemera vulyata 

 Linn.). 

 Odonata. 



Drag'ou-fiy {Aischiia cyaiiea 

 Miill.). 



Neuroptera. 



Alder-fiy (Sialis Iiitarius 

 Linn.). 



'uod. 



Coleoptera. 



Large Water Beetle {I)ytincHs 



marginalis Linn.). 

 Great Water Beetle {Hydro- 



pliilus piceus Linn.). 

 Small Water Beetle {Hydro- 



/ji'us fuscipes Linn.). 

 Whirligig Beetle (Gyrimis 



ncdator Scop.). 



Trichoptera. 



Caddis-Hies, various species. 



Lepidoptera. 

 Noctuid larvse. 



Diptera. 



liiver Sand-fly (Sinudh/m 



sp.). 

 riarlequin-fl}' ( Chironomns 



spp.). 

 Pliiintom LarvfB (Coret/tra 



jdiimicorn is Fabr . ) . 

 Gnat (Cule.v 7ie})iorosi(s Mg.). 



Annelida. 

 Oligochfeta. 



Earth worm (Lumhricus sp.) 



and cocoons. 

 Red-worms ( Tubifex rivu- 

 lonnn Miill.). 



Ilirudinea. 



Small Pond Leech {Nephdis 

 vulyaris Linn.). 



VI, Sumniarij and Conclusion. 



An examination of the contents of one hundred and twenty 

 nests, fii'ty-three pellets, and the stomach-contents of twenty- 

 seven Kingfishers, shows tliat the bulk of this bird's food 

 consists of (ish. 



