various Insects, Larve, and Pupe to Birds. A471 
7th September. 
Again gave caterpillars of G. brassice to Missel-Thrush, 
Nightingales, and Starlings; the Starlings treated them as 
before, but the others ate them at once. Specimens of Epetra 
diademata eaten by Cordon-bleu and Nightingale; earwig by 
Nightingale. 
9th September. 
Caterpillar of G. rape offered to Letothrix, but ignored ; 
eaten at once by Nightingale and Wryneck. A wasp flew 
into young Thrush’s cage, was at once seized and killed; the 
Thrush apparently was stung, as it dropped the wasp and 
abruptly retired to the back of the cage; subsequently he 
returned and ate the wasp. 
10th September. 
Caterpillars of Mamestra brassice eaten by Wryneck! and 
Nightingales ; caterpillar of Pygera bucephala by Missel- 
Thrush. 
11th September. 
Caterpillar of Orgyia antiqua eaten by Missel-Thrush ; of 
G. rape by Wryneck, Nightingales, and Robin; of Ma- 
mestra brassice by Wryneck and Letothrix; Epeira diade- 
mata by Cordon-bleu. 
At this point I went away from home, and nothing worth 
recording occurred until the 18th, when I again gave a cater- 
pillar of Orgyta antiqua to the Missel-Thrush, which rubbed 
it about and ate it; Hristalis tenax was eaten by Nightingales*. 
Quedius tristis was also swallowed immediately when offered 
to Letothrix; a caterpillar of the buff ermine was unac- 
countably refused by the Missel-Thrush, but eaten by the 
Blackbird. 
19th September. 
Eristalis again eaten by Nightingales and earwigs by 
Letothriz ; caterpillars of Ganoris brassice eaten by Missel- 
Thrush and Starlings; tasted but rejected with disgust by 
Nightingales ; licked but refused by Wryneck. 
21st September. 
Eristalis offered to Brambling and Rose-Finch ; refused by 
voth, the latter being evidently alarmed by its appearance ; 
* This year (1889) I have given many to Wagtails, Great Tits, the 
American Nonpareil, and various Weavers, all of which ate them, the 
Weavers alone showing the least suspicion of them. 
