MASON AND LEFROY. 1?1 



however feeding on large insects, on one occasion I found that it 

 had eaten Mantids and Locustidse. Jerd. B. I., I, 249. 



Stomachs examined. 



Pusa 11-11-07. Figs. ; . 



1-2-08. Figs. 



4-3-08. Figs. 



12-4-07. Figs. 



12-4-07. Figs. 



12-10-08. Figs. 



None of the specimens, I have examined, have contained 

 insects. All 6 birds contained Ficus fruit only. 



1063. L. griseus. Malabar Grey Hornbill. Fruit. F. I., Ill, 

 157. Fruit of various kinds. Jerd. B. I., I, 250. 



1064. L. cingalensis. Ceylonese Hornbill. Fruit. F. I. 

 TIT, 158. Fruit of various kinds. Jerd. B. I., I, 250. 



UPUPID^E. 



HOOPOES. 



Hoopoes are ground feeders. Jerd. B. I., I, 390. The 

 Hoopoes feed on the ground on grubs and insects. F. I., Ill, 159. 

 The food consists of flies taken on the wing, insects generally 

 and worms, individuals being frequently observed climbing rock 8 

 or branches of trees in search of prey, and carefully examining 

 heaps of refuse. E. B. C. N. H., 395. 



1066. Upupa epops. European Hoopoe. Insects and espe- 

 cially grabs which they extract with their long bills from some 

 distance beneath the surface. F. L, III, 161. 



1067. Upupa indica. Indian Hoopoe. It feeds entirely or. 

 the ground... and picks up various insects as Coleoptera, ants, 

 small grasshoppers, and as Mr. Burgess informs us the larvaa of 

 the ant-lion (Myrmeleo). It frequently searches the dung of 

 cattle for grubs, and other insects. Jerd. B. I., I, 392. 



Stomachs examined. 



12-1-08. 3 Opatrum sp. 



5 Lepidopterous larvae (cutworms.) 

 1 Fly puparium. 



