MASON AND LEFROY. 203 



Burgess states he took the remains of a full grown quail from ore. 

 It occasionally captures locusts on the wing. Jerd. B. I. I, 93. 



Feeds on small mammals, reptiles, frogs, crabs, and insects. 

 F. I. (2) 364. 



Small mammals, lizards, frogs and crabs. E. B. C. N. H., 167. 

 One of the commonest birds, of this family, at Pusa, and especially 

 numerous during the hot weather and the rains. It feeds very large- 

 ly on insects especially grasshoppers, and also on frogs and 

 mica. When the flying Termites emerge, I have seen it feeding on 

 these insects entirely ; it takes them on the wing, as well as on the 

 ground. At other times it may often be seen walking on the 

 ground, picking up various kinds of insects and frogs. I have 

 never seen it swoop at small birds but it will take wounded ones ; I 

 once wounded a Gymnorhis flavicollis ; the sparrow towered, and 

 the Butastur took it as it reached the ground. It also feeds 

 largely on frogs. I have on two occasions seen this bird take the 



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common snake Tropidonotus stolatus. 



25, 12-4-08. 23 Chrotogonus sp. 



1 Mouse. 



1 Portions of a lizard. 

 12-4-08. 15 Chrotogonus sp. 



1 Small frog. 



1 Remains of a small bird. 

 12-7-08. 46 Termes obesus. 

 18-7-08. 23 Termes obesus. 



1 Catharsius sabceus. 



1 Frog. 



25-8-08. 1 Anomala varinns. Larva. 



12 Brachytrypes achatinus. 



2 Schizodactylus monstrosus. 

 1 Gryllatalpa africana. 



3 Frogs. 



5-3-09. 5 Brachytrypes achatinus. 



3 Remains of three mice. 

 5-3-09. 1 Lizard. 



1 Mouse. 



I have on several occasions seen it eating mice, and frogs, and 

 once a small snake. 



Summary. Of 129 insects taken by 7 birds 1 is neutral arc 

 128 injurious, 2 took lizards, 3 frogs, 3 mice, and 1 a snail 

 bird, 



