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evidence of the bird liking the insect was .shown \>y the way he 

 flew away with it when chased. 



One taken and eaten by Dial Bird, which was apparently only 

 delayed in disposing of it by the hardness of the exoskeleton. 



One taken and similarly ilisposed of by Great Barbet. 



One eaten after being broken up and crushed by Brazilian 

 Hangnest. 



Group M A L A C O D E R M A T A. 



The beetle of this group used for the experiment is a flying 

 diurnal flower-haunting species, with a soft exoskeleton. It is 

 quite fearless of exposure. Beetles allied to it commonly form 

 centres of mimetic attraction in the tropics. 



Telephorid ( ? Rhagonyche fulva). 



July 21, 1909. Four offered to four Capuchins were eaten, 

 two readily and without examination, two after a good deal of 

 tasting and examination between the tastes. 



Two offered to two Capuchins were taken into the mouth, 

 tasted, then taken out, wiped on the bars and left. 



One refused by Ceylonese Macaque after being smelt. 



One eaten by Mona Monkey after a good deal of tasting, 

 smelling and pulling about. This Mona also ate the bug Tropi- 

 coris nifipes (p. 847). 



One offered to Lion Marmoset was taken in the hand, smelt, 

 and promptly dropped. The Marmoset then descended from the 

 perch, picked it up again, smelt it and dropped it. The beetle 

 crawled away unhurt. 



One smelt once or twice by Meerkat, was rejected without 

 being tasted. 



One taken by Silver Pheasant, was pecked twice and left alone. 

 Another offered to same bird was pecked once and left. One 

 taken by Fantailed Flycatcher was pecked and tasted, then left. 

 The same specimen was then pecked once or twice by a Shama 

 and rejected. Black-headed Sibia then tried it, but gave it up 

 and vigorously wiped his beat after a taste or two. Afterwards 

 he made another attempt with the like result. The Black 

 Tanager then took it, tasted it, wiped his beak and rejected it. 



One caught on wing by Harmonious Shrike-Thrush was eaten 

 after much pecking and pulling about. Another was treated in 

 the same way by this bird. 



Two specimens, one of which was dead, offered to and eaten by 

 Dial Bird. 



One tasted two or three times by Shama but rejected. 



One pecked by Black-chinned Laughing Thrush, but, flicked 

 away. Pounced on and eaten by Dial Bird. 



Although eaten by the Dial Bird and the Shrike -Thrush, 

 which ate most of the insects offered to them, and by some of the 

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