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These birds all contained small buds and seeds only. 

 them contained a little Ficus fruit. 



Three of 



Stomachs examined : 



3-3-07. 

 12-3-08. 



1 25-3-08. 



18-4-07. 



17_4_09. 



23-5-08. 



31-5-07. 



5-10-08. 



21-10-07. 



ll-12-07. y 



, ! 5-2-08. 1 Weevil (legs only). ', 



2 Small larvae, possibly Tineid. 

 Some buds. 

 9_3_07. 1 Camponotus compressus. 



2 Tanymecus hispida. 



Some buds and vegetable matter. 

 20-2-09. 1 Polyrachis simplex. 



Some weevils legs. 



Buds and vegetable matter. 

 20-3-08. 1 Tanymecus indicus. 



Buds and vegetable matter. 

 29-3-09. 1 Phidole malinsi? 



3 Tanymecus sp. 



Some buds and vegetable matter. 



Summary. Of 12 insects taken by 15 birds, 9 are injurious and 

 3 neutral. Four birds took injurious insects, these being mostly 

 weevils though ants and small caterpillars occurred, and 3 neutral. 

 All contained vegetable matter : 3 Ficus fruit. 



Natives have informed me on several occasions that this bird 

 damages mangoes to some extent when the fruit is nearly or quite 

 ripe. 



Ixulus. Minute insects and larvae. Jerd. B. L, II, 217. 



232. /. flavicollis. Yellow-naped Ixulus. Hunts among 

 leaves for insects. B. N. H. S. J., XIX, 120. Minute insects and 

 larva?. 



Liothrix, Cutia, 

 Sultan bird, Minlas, 

 Hypocolius. 



LIOTRICHIN.E. 



Shrike-tits, loras, Chloropsis, Blue-bird, 

 Warbler Tit, Fire-caps, Spotted- wings, 



