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650. Calliope camtschatJcensis. Common Ruby-throat. 

 Various insects on the ground, especially in covered plantation of 

 betel vine. Jerd. B. I., II, 150. 



lanihia. Insectivorous, sometimes pulpy berries. Jerd. B. I., 

 II, 146. 



658. Grandala ccelicolor. Hodgson's Grandala. Insects and 

 gravel: habits of a starling. Jerd. B. I., II, 120. Insects on 

 ground. -F. L, II, 111. 



659. Notodela leucura. White-tailed Blue Robin. (Hodgson) 

 'feeds equally on pulpy berries:" various insects. Jerd. B. I., 



II, 119. 



661. Thamnobia cambaiensis. Brown-backed Indian Robin. 

 Insects on wing. Jerd. B. I., II, 122. 



662. Thamnobia fulicata. Black-backed Indian Robin. In- 

 sects on wing. Jerd. B. I., II, 121. 



663. Copsychus saularis. Magpie-robin. Insects of various 

 kinds: small grasshoppers, beetles, worms, &c. Hodgson asseils 

 that in winter they like unripe vetches, &c., but this is quite 

 opposed to the usual habits of the group. Jerd. B. I., II, 115. 



Stomachs examined 



2-1-08. 2 Small grasshoppers. 



1 Opatrum sp. 



Some vegetable matter. 

 5-2-09. 7 Camponotus compressus. 



3 Myrmecocystus setipen. 

 1 Myllocerus discolor. 

 1 Tanymecus sp. 

 1 Weevil ? sp. ? 

 12 Mesomorpha villiger. 

 12-2-07. 17 Opatrum depressum. 



1 Myllocerus sp. 

 20-2-08. 2 Apis indica. 



5 A pis florea. 

 3 (Ecophylla smaragdina. 



1 Scleron orientale. 



2 Opatrum depressum. 



Some weed seeds and leaves. 

 26-3-07. 1 Gryllotalpa africana. 



2 Chrotogonus sp. 



