56 THE FOOD OF BIRDS IN INDIA. 



166. RhopocicJda atriceps. Black-headed Babbler. Lives on 

 various insects, small Mantidse, grasshoppers and the like. Jerd. 

 B. I., II, 19. 



169. Stachyris nigriceps. Black- throated Babbler. Chiefly 

 insects. Jerd. B. I., II, 21. 



170. S. chryscea. Golden-headed Babbler. Minute insects 

 on flowers and buds. Head often covered with pollen. Jerd. B. I., 

 II, 23. 



172. Stachyrhidopsis ruficeps. Red-headed Babbler. Mi- 

 nute insects. Jerd. B. I., II, 22. 



176. Mixornis rubricapillus. Yellow-breasted Babbler. In- 

 sectivorous. B. N. H. S. J., X, 458. 



178. Schceniparus dubius. Hume's Tit-Babbler. Entirely 

 insectivorous. F. I., I, 169. 



182. Sittiparus castaneiceps. Chestnut-headed Tit-Babbler. 

 In addition to Tit-like habits they frequently climb upon the 

 vertical trunks of trees, clinging to the bark or moss, and search- 

 ing every cranny or crevice for insects. 



185. Rimator malacoptilus. Long-billed Babbler. Remains 

 of insects in its stomach. Jerd. B. I., I, 493. 



Whistling Thrushes, Blue Chats and Short-wings. Habits 

 terrestrial. 



187. Myiophoneus temmincki. Himalayan Whistling-Thrush. 

 Larvae of Libellulce and some other water insects. Jerd. B. I., I, 

 500. Largely on snails, the shells of which are frequently found 

 accumulated on the ground where the bird has the habit of break- 

 ing them. F. I., I, 179. 



189. M. horsfieldi. Malabar Whistling-Thrush. Various in- 

 sects, earthworms, slugs, shells and also crabs, which I have fre- 

 quently found constituting its sole food and the remains of legs, &c., 

 of these Crustacea are generally found on the rocks at the edge of 



