MASON AND LEFROY. 97 



manner. On the other hand, this bird is a serious pest in fields of 

 grain." 



The Rosy Pastor is a great enemy to the larvae of Chloridea 

 obsoleta on gram and other leguminous crops. Balaghat Dist. 

 Gaz., 1907. 



At certain times of the year large flocks of Tilliars (the Rosy 

 Pastor) visit the district, and wage war against the locusts, if there 

 are any about. Punjab Gaz., Jhelum, 25. 



Rosy Pastor " The hereditary enemy of the locust." Punjab 

 Gaz., Shapur, 21. 



Pastor roseus stays as long as there is any grain or fruit to be 

 had. Bom. Gaz., Cutch, Vol. 5. 



In large flocks in every grain field. Bom. Gaz., XII, 36. 



The damage done to grain crops, especially jowari, is always 

 greater if there are any trees about on which the birds can perch in 

 the neighbourhood. If there are no trees the birds can be driven 

 off the fields much more effectively, and the damage therefore to 

 cropped areas is not nearly so great. Planting up of babul trees 

 is therefore unpopular in some localities. Bom. Gaz., Sholapur, 

 XX, 514. 



Notoriously destructive to grain crops, especially millet. 

 Imp. Gaz. I, 243. 



The " golia " (? Rosy Pastor) is a bird which appears in 

 October ; it damages the crops, but as a set off against this it is a 

 special enemy of the locusts. Punjab Gaz., Hissar, 20. 



March and April, insects in the flowers of Bombax malabari- 

 cum. Bom. Gaz.. Ahmedabad, IV, 82. 

 stomachs examined 



14_4_08. 1 Myllocerus maculosus, 



Ficus fruit. 

 14-4-08. >| 



14-4-08. I Ficus fruit (F. religioaa). 



14-4-08. | 



15-4-08. 



1~-4_08 ' FLCUS fruit (F. religiosa). 



Summary. 1 injurious insect taken ; examined 6 birds. All 

 had eaten Ficus fruit, 



