82 THE POOD OF BIRDS IN INDIA. 



381. Cisticola cursitans. Rufous Fantail Warbler. Often 

 insects on ground, among corn, &c. ; ants, larvae of grasshoppers 

 and various other small insects. Jerd. B. I., II, 175. 



Stomachs examined 



4_4_07. 3 Cryptorhynchus sp. 



^ 4 Small weevils. 



15-5-08. 1 Phidole malinsi. 



4 Weevils spp. ? 

 3 Aphis sp. 



Some vegetable matter. 

 21-5-07. 1 Chrotogonus sp. 



2 Ephemerids. 



3 Small weevils. 

 31-6-09. 1 Tryxalis sp. 



1 Mesomorpha villiger. 



2 Small Lepidopterous larvae. 



Summary. Of 27 insects taken by 5 birds, 23 are injurious 

 and 4 neutral. Four birds took injurious insects and 3 neutral. 



382. Franklinia gracilis. Franklin's Wren-warbler. Minute 

 insects in flowers. Jerd. B. I., II, 172. 



389. Megalurus palustris. Striated Marsh -warbler. Chiefly 

 grasshoppers and coleoptera, Jerd. B. I., II, 71. 



390. Schcenicola platyura. Broad-tailed Grass-warbler. Small 

 insects. Jerd. B. I., II, 73. 



394. Hypoldis rama. Syke's Tree-warbler. Insects on trees 

 and in air. Jerd. B. I., II, 189. 



SylviincB. Warblers. Less insectivorous than other warblers, 

 most eating freely buds, flowers and fruits. Jerd. B. I., II, 207. 



399. Sylvia jerdoni. Eastern Orphean Warbler. Various 

 insects, grubs, and caterpillars, and also on flower buds. Jerd. 

 B. 1, II, 209. 



401. 8. althcea. Hume's Lesser White-throated Warbler. 

 Pupae of ants. Jerd. B. I., II, 209. 



402. S. affinis. Indian Lesser White- throated Warbler. In- 

 sects and flowar buds. Jerd. B. I., II, 219. 



