860 PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRD ENTOMOLOGICAL MEETING 



Hornbill. P ed Crested Cuckoo and Jungle Owlet; and Sclnzocephahis 

 bicornis by the Cattle Egret. 



Acrididce. — Locusts and short-horned grass-hoppers are, as is well 

 known, eaten by most insectivorous birds. They were taken by all or 

 mosi of the species of Babblers. Warblers, Slirikes, Wagtails, smaller 

 Ow's ; by some of the Drongos, Thrushes, Chats, Pipits ; Cuckoos ; 

 Harriers ; Herons ; Egrets ; Ibises ; by the Roller ; Bee-eater ; Pitta ; 

 Buzzard Eagle and Kestrel ; and to a lesser extent by a water-hen and 

 Jungle fowl. 



As a destroyer of grass-hoppers, I think the Cattle Egret would 

 come a good first, although much of his hunting is done near tanks. 

 A second place would perhaps be given to the Buzzard Eagle, the Harriers, 

 the Kestrel, the Roller, the smaller Owls, the Common Myna and the 

 Black Drongo. 



Tetrigince. ■ The Tetrigince were all taken by water-haunting birds, 

 e.g., the Wliistling Thrush, the Swallow, four WagtaUs and two Egrets. 



Tryxttlince. Tryxalis turrita or allied forms were taken by the 

 White-eyed Buzzard Eagle and the Cattle Egret. 



Epncromia dor.'^alis by Dis.'^emnr'is paradiseus and Ghucidium radia- 

 ium. 



Oedi'podince. Oedaleus (Gaslrimargus) niannoratus was taken by 

 the Roller, Jungle Owlet, Montagu's Harrier and the Black Ibis ; other 

 Ocdipodinffi were noticed in the Swallow. Sirkeer Cuckoo and grey Jungle 

 Fowl. 



P y rgomorphince. Atmctomorpha crenidata and species of Chioiogonus 

 were taken in quantity by the Buzzard-Eagle and Cattle Egret. Chroto- 

 gonus tracliypterus w5s identified from the Roller. Dicnirus ater and 

 Pelrofliila cyaneus also accounted 'or Chrologonus. 



Acridinw. Acridinw were observed in 21 species of birds. The 

 genus Calanlofs was taken by the Kestrel and Jungle Owlet. The 

 species Cyrtacanthacris ranacea by the Sirkeer Cuckoo, Coucal, Montagu's 

 Harrier, Kestrel and Cattle Egret. Teratodvs monticollis by the Coucal, 

 and species of Oxya by the Common Myna and the Indian Wren Warbler. 



LocnRiida. Locustids were taken by the Bulbul {M. hamorrJwus), 

 two- Warblers, two Shrikes and the Cattle Egret. Conocephalus indicus 

 was found in Lanivs lahiora. 



GryllidcB. Crickets, excluding mole-crickets, were eaten by the 

 following birds : — C4rey Wagtail, CTrey-headed Wagtail, Indian Pitta, 

 Crested Swift, Buzzard Eagle, Spotted Owlet, Common Sandpiper, 

 Spoonbill, Black Ibis. Cattle Egret and Pond Heron. Tridactylince were 

 taken by MolaciUa mdanopc ; Gryllodes sp. by the Pitta, Black Ibis, 

 . Cattle Egret and Pond Heron ; Brackytrypes sp. by the Spotted Owlet 



