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] Cleland, Contents of Stomachs and Crops of Birds. 223 



Falcunculus FRONTATUS (M. 660, H. 256), (Yellow-bellied 

 Shrike-Tit). 



20th October, 1909, Tarn worth. 



Many fragments of insects ; metallic elytra of beetles. 



(W.W.F.) Remains of lamellicorn beetles ; remains of 

 chrysomelid beetles. 



Pachycephala pectoralis (M. 66-j, H. 265), (White-throated 

 Thickhead). 



13th June, 1909, Hawkesbury River, N.S.W. 



Two larvae of saw-flies ; remains of a large grasshopper (?). 



(W.W.F.) Chiefly saw-fly larvct ; Perga, sp. (three speci- 

 mens) ; PterogopJionis, sp. 



Pachycephala rufiventris (M. 674, H. 271), (Rufous- 

 breasted Thickhead). 



{a) 26th October, 1909, Hawkesbury River. 



Metallic-tinted fragments of beetles ; three hymenopterous 

 (? dipterous) insects. 



(W.W.F.) Wing-case of Sti^niodera, sp. (Coleoptera) ; chryso- 

 melid and ground beetles (Coleoptera) ; small frog-hopper 

 (Homoptera). 



{b) 20th October, 1909, Tam worth. 



Many fragments of beetles ; a small fly or hymenopterous 

 insect ; a bug (?) ; a pupa or grub (.-'). 



(W.W.F.) Beetle remains, chiefly small Heteromera found 

 among foliage. Saw no grub or fly in this stomach. 



EOPSALTRIA AUSTRALis (M. 683, H. 259), (Yellow-breasted 

 Shrike-Robin). 



(a) 8th May, 1909, Sydney. 



An ant; a small beetle; some fragments of insects; 15 oval 

 reddish seeds, a little smaller than wheat seeds. 



(W.W.F.) Chief food, green-head ants {Ectatomma vietal- 

 licum). 



(J.H.M.) The seeds are those of a Leucopogoii, probably. 

 They are certainly from an epacridaceous plant. 



{b) Sydney. 



(W.W.F.) Chiefly the remains of the green-head ant {Ecta- 

 tomma metallicuni). 



Family — ZosxEROPiDyE. 



ZOSTEROPS GOULDI (M. 709, H. 303), (Green-backed Silver-eye). 

 September, 1909, Perth. 



Some fragments of insects ; part of a large grub (?) ; some 

 fragments of green vegetable m.atter. 



(W.W.F.) Beetle remains ; various insect remains. 



