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THE FOOD OF BIRDS IN INDIA. 



Stomachs examined contd. 



3 Hemiptera (scutella). 



Grass leaves and a few seeds. 

 3-2-07. Nothing identifiable. 



Minute fragments of insects probably all Coleopterous. 

 10-2-07. 5 Anomala varians. Larvae. 

 26-2-08. 1 Polistes Jiebraeus. 

 8 Elaterid larvae. 

 8 A gratis larvae. 



10-3-07. 12 Cutworms. Agrotis sp. 

 12-3-08. 1 Chrotogonus larva. 



2 Gryllodes melanocephalus. 



3 Camponotus compressus. 

 2 Cutworms. (Agrotis sp.) 



1-4-07. 8 Various Tenebrionid remains. 

 2 Opatrum depressum. 

 1 maculatum. (?) 



4 Opatrum sp. 



6 Cutworms. (Agroti* ? sp.). 

 3-4-09. 1 Coprid sp. 



15 Noctuid larvae (cutworms ?) 

 1 Geometrid larvae. 



1 Snail. (Bythinia sp.) 



2 Bits of brick-tile. 

 H_4_09. 11 Cutworms. 



1 Leg of a Carabid ? 

 1 Spider. 

 1 Blade of grass. 

 12-4-09. 6 Myllocerus discolor. 



1 Moth's head. 



7 Cutworms (Agrotis sp). 



2 Hemiptera (Cydnus ?) 

 13_4_08. 3 Gryllotalpa africana. 



1 Myrmecocystus setipes. 



3 Camponotus compressus. 

 1 Anomala pallida. (?) 



7 Cutworms. 



Unidentifiable matter probably remains of caterpillars. 

 29-4-08. 2 Schizodactylus monstrosus 



1 Gryllodes melanocephalus. 



6 Remains of ? Tenebrionids 

 1-5-07. 2 Schizodactylus monstrosus. 



1 Cutworm. 

 20-5-07. 1 Elaterid grub. 



5 Geometrid larvae. 



3 Remains of 3 other caterpillars 



1 Moth ? Caradrina exigua. 

 28-5-08. 1 Chrotogonus sp. L. 



5 Myrmeleo larvae and four pairs jaws. 



9 Cydnus nigritus 



1 Monophlebus stebbingi. 



5 Caterpillars. 



