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took neutral and 6 injurious : 1 took a spider. This species feeds 

 mostly on the ground. 



484. Hemipus picatus. Black-backed Pied Shrike. Now and 

 then insects in the air. Jerd. B. I., I, 413. 



Malaconince (Wood-shrikes) on insects and leaves and branches. 

 Jerd. B. I. G., 408. 



Tephrodornis arboreal, never catch insects on the wing. 

 F. I., 1, 473. 



486. Tephrodornis pelvicus. Nepal Wood-shrike. (Hodgson) 

 Grylli, also mantids, crickets, grubs and caterpillars. Jerd. B. I., I, 

 409. 



487. Tephrodornis sylvicola. Malabar Wood-shrike. Insects 

 on trees. Jerd. B. I., I, 411. 



488. Tephrodornis pondicerianus. Common Wood-shrike.* 

 Chiefly coleoptera and orthoptera. Jerd. B. I., I, 411. 



Pericrocotus are arboreal ; insects on branches, only occasion- 

 ally in the air or on the ground. F. I., I, 478. In flocks searching 

 for insects. Bengal Gaz., Monghyr, 23. 



495. P. brevirostris. Short-billed Minivet. Coleoptera the 

 chief food. Jerd. B. I., I, 421. 



500. P. peregrinus.SmaM Minivet. Small cicadas, beetles, 

 Iarva3, &c. Jerd. B. I., 424. 



Stomachs examined 



8-3-09. 3 Small Geometrid larvae. 



1 Tani/mecus sp. 



1 Small Cerambycid. 

 18-4-07. 1 Tanymecus sp. 



2 Small caterpillars. 

 Some buds. 



4-10-08. Buds only. 



14-10-08. 4 Weevils. 



5 Small caterpillars. 



1 Calodytus annularis. 



Summary. 18 injurious insects were taken by 4 birds. 2 ol 

 these birds took vegetable matter. 



tf, I 'See note against No. 481. Laniut UitfaAus, on preceding page. T. B. f. 



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