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1484. Gallinago coelestis. Common Snipe. Feeding chiefly 

 at night on worms and various aquatic insects. Jerd. B. I. Ill, 

 675. Worms, water grubs, aquatic insects and tiny water shells 

 and Crustacea, the entire food. H. M. G. B. I., 3, 345. Feed 

 chiefly on worms ; also eat larvae of aquatic insects, ^irsll 

 Crustacea and mollusca. F. I. IV, 288. Worms, small molluscs 

 and insects. E. B. C. N. H., 290. 



Stomachs examined 



9-1-08. 3 Coleopterous elytra. 



2 Small snails. (Planorbis sp.). 



Much sand. 

 23-2-09. 1 Small snail. (Planorbis sp.). 



4 Black seeds. 



1_3_09. Pieces of broken shell. 



8-3-09. 3 Snail shells. (Planorbis sp.). 



10-3-09. Remains of a broken shell (?) and some sand. 



12-3-07. 1 Snail shell. (Planorbis sp). 



12-3-09. 1 Shell. (No. 5). 



4 Black seeds. 

 A little sand. 



14-3-08. 3 Coleopterous elytra. 



1 Water Shrimp. 



1 Small mollusc. 

 15_3_09. 2 Snails. (Planorbis sp.). 



5 Leguminous weed seeds. 

 Some grit and sand. 



19-4-09. 2 Elaterid grubs. 



1 Cutworm. 



1 Cydnus nigritus 



4 Grass blades. 



19-4-09. 1 Mesornorpha villiger. 



1 HUter sp. 



1 Lamelicorn. 



1 Elaterid grub. 



2 Cutworms 



1 Geometrid larva 



6 Blades of grass. 



13-10-09. A few snails. (No. 29.). 



12-12-07 1 Small snail.( No. 5.) 

 Some sand 



Summary. Of 17 insects taken by 12 birds, none are bene- 

 ficial, 6 are injurious and 11 neutral. Two birds took injurious 

 insects, 4 neutral, 10 birds took shells, 5 vegetable matter, and 1 a 

 shrimp. 



