472 Effect of offering Insects, Larve, and Pupe to Birds. 
seized and eaten with evident pleasure by Indigo Finch. 
(N.B.—AII these birds are moulting and therefore out of con- 
dition.) Earwigs eaten by Robin and Levothriz, refused by 
Rose-F inch. 
At this point, having purchased many birds to replace 
losses amongst my Finches, I numbered 108 birds. 
22nd September. 
Eristalis eaten with pleasure by Indigo Finch and Lezo- 
thriv, Nightingales, Robin, Bulbul, and Missel-Thrush ; 
ignored by Orange-Weavers, Wryneck, Rose-Finch, and 
Song-Thrush ; examined but refused by Waxbills; killed at 
once and reluctantly eaten by Starling. Full-grown Epezra 
diademata seized and greedily eaten by Robin, ignored by 
Orange- Weavers. 
25th September. 
Gave an imago of Phlogophora meticulosa to Leiothriz ; the 
cock bird flew down and examined it attentively for some 
time, evidently half deceived by: its leaf-like appearance ; 
eventually he pecked it, and, becoming convinced of its 
edibility, tore it to pieces and devoured it with great satis- 
faction. Earwigs were eaten by Levothrix, Nightingales, 
Bulbul, Robin, and Starling ; a number of small spiders and 
young larve of Apamea didyma eaten by Waxbills. 
26th September. 
Epeira and Agelena eaten with pleasure by Robin, Night- 
ingales, Levothriz, and Waxbills. 
27th September. 
Eristalis eaten by Letothriz. 
28th September. 
Eristalis again eaten by Lezothriz, Robin, and Nightin- 
gales ; rejected after examination by Waxbills. 
29th September. 
Caterpillar of buff ermine offered to Missel-Thrush but 
ignored ; seized at once by Blackbird, passed backwards and 
forwards between his beak until nearly all the hairs were 
rubbed off, then swallowed. 
30th September. 
Caterpillars of Mamestra and Apamea eaten by Waxbills. 
