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crow, small grey hornbill, crow-pheasant, young pea fowl, and small 

 herons. Jerd. B. 1. 1, 50. 



Small birds. B. N. H. S. J. X, 505. Dicrurus ater.The 

 black drongo. B. N. H. S. J. XIV, 559. Flown at small birds. B- 

 N. H. S. J. XII, 290. Lizards. A. S. B. J., 69, 115, &c. 



Flown at Mynahs and small birds,' Crateropus canorus.A. S. 

 B. J. 64, 729. Frogs. E. B. C. N. H., 157. Robbed of a lizard 

 by Butastur liventer. A. S. B. LXIX, 133. 



Stomachs examined 



5-5-07. 1 Chrotoyotutt p. 



1 Small lizard. 



Remains of a mouse. 

 5-6-07. 1 Gryttodet melanoecphalut. 



49 Caterpillars, obtained from a sissutree. / 



15-4-08. 9 Chrotogonut sp. 



3 Sehizodaeiylut tnonsiromt. 

 3 Geometrid caterpillars. 

 1 Small bone. 



15-3-09. 2 Chroiogonut sp. 



1 Small snakes. 

 1 Lizard. 



1 Mouse or rat ; the animal had been pulled to pieces and the tail 

 had been eaten first, presumably, being the only portion in 

 the gizzard. 

 10-4-09. 13 Chrotogonus sp. 



1 Schizodactylut monstronu. 

 1 Gryllotalpa afrieana. 

 15-6-09. 7 Braehytrypca achatinui. 



1 Small bird (Sylviid ?). 



Summary. Six birds took injurious insects totalling 91 ; 2 

 birds took lizards, 2 mice, 1 snake, and 1 a small bird. 



1244a. Astur butleri. Nicobar Short-toed Hawk. Lizards. 

 B. N. H. S. J. XII, 685. 



1245. Astur s)loensis. Horsfield's Short-toed Hawk. Lizards 

 and frogs. F. I. Ill, 491. 



1246. Lophospizias trivirgatus. Crested Goshawk. Small 

 birds and lizards. F. I. 3., 402. Birds. Trained in Ceylon after 

 partridges. In Ceylon robs hens eggs. Jerd. B. I. I, 48. 



1247. Accipiter nisus. Sparrow-Hawk. Chiefly on birds up 

 to the size qf a pigeon an(l even sand grouse, F. I. Ill, 403. Birds 



