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475. Lanius nigriceps. Black-headed Shrike. Grasshoppers 

 and other insects on the ground. Jerd. B. I., 1, 404. Mole crickets 

 B. N. H. S. J., 10, 610. 



476. Lanius erythronotus. Rufous-backed Shrike. Small 

 caged birds (amadavit). Dewar, B. P., 165. 



Stomach examined 



13-5-07. 1. Trithemia pallidinervia. 

 1. Myllocerua ap. 



Summary. One injurious and one beneficial insect taken. 



477. Lanius tephronotus. Grey-backed Shrike. Easily caught 

 by an insect bait. Jerd. B. I., 1, 404. Mole crickets. B. N. H. 

 S. J., X, 610. 



481. Lanius cristatus. Brown Shrike. White ants. B. N. 

 H. S. J., X, 303. 



Stomachs examined* 



11-3-09. 8 Chrotogonua ep. 

 12 Ephemerids. 



1 Small Coprid. 



1 Myllocerua discolor. 



1 Plecoptera reflexa. 

 28-6-08. 6 Coleopterous elytra. 



1 Moth'a wing. 



1 Spider. 

 0-10-08. 1 Myllocerua discolor. 



3 Tanymecua indicut. 



1 Pyralid's wing. 



1 Caterpillar. 

 26-10-07. 11 (Ecophylla smaragdina. 



1 Cicada. 



2 Caloclytus annularia. 

 10-12-07. 11 Cr&mastogaster subnuda. 



3 Myllocerua discolor. 

 1 Small Weevils. 



12 Small Coleoptera (elytra.) 

 7-12-07. 15 (Ecophylla Smaragdina. 



3 Opatrum sp. 

 12-12-08. 4 Cremaatogaster subnuda. 



13 Opatrurm depresaum. 



Summary. Oi 111 insects taken by 7 birds, are beneficial, 

 37 injurious and 74 neutral. No birds took beneficial insects, 6 



The records stand under L. ffiitatus in Mr. Mason's Manuscript, but appear to belong tu 

 No. 488. Tephrodornis pondicerianut. (See page 19.) T. B. F, 



