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wings ; she ate it readily and likewise a 

 P. sesamus. 

 April 22. The female baboon ate with relish a male 

 Hypolimnas misip^ms and a Po-ccis sesa- 

 mus 0. I then gave her a B. ilithyia, 

 which she pulled to pieces and threw 

 down, but then changed her mind, picked 

 up the thorax and ate it, and immediately 

 afterwards she ate three more examples 

 in quick succession without hesitation. A 

 single B. ilithyia given to the male was 

 pulled to pieces and neglected. 

 „ 23. ^ RhoiKilocampta forestan QXi(\ B. insistratas 

 were eaten with avidity by female baboon ; 

 she watched with great eagerness while I 

 opened another box, and was evidently 

 disappointed when I produced a Bclcnois 

 mese^itina; she ate it, however, and an- 

 other after it. She seemed doubtful 

 about a Herpienia eriphia, but while 

 she was tasting it the male made a grab 

 at it, and I could not decide whether the 

 insect was really appreciated. 

 May 1. The female baboon ate a Pcqnlio corinneus 

 without any signs of distaste, and likewise 

 a Bclcnois mesentina. She then took a 

 H. crii^hia, but without eagerness, and 

 pulled it to pieces, tasting it gingerly, 

 and finally rejected three-parts of it. 

 Another B. mesentina was then offered 

 and neglected. 

 „ 21, Offered female baboon a larva of B. mesen- 

 tina. She was clearly afraid of it, snatching 

 it from my hand and throwing it down, 

 but she soon picked it up again and began 

 examining it very cautiously ; finally she 

 decided to taste it, and after some con- 

 sideration came to the conclusion that it 

 was all right. She then eagerly devoured 

 over twenty of them, though it was 

 evident she did not like to feel them 

 wriggling in her hand. I noticed that 

 she almost always squeezed out the ex- 

 creta of the caterpillars before eating 

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