14 SCIENCE BULLETIN, No. 15. 



SPECIES OF BIRDS FEEDING ON BEES. 

 Bee-eater (Merops ornatus). 

 Wood-swallow (Artamus tenebrosus). 

 Fuscous Honey-eater (Ptilotis fusca}. 

 Yellow-throated Mina'h (Myzantha flavigula). 



Apart from the examinations made in these investigations, at least two 

 species of Wood Swallows (Artamus) arc great enemies to tho bee-keeper, 



SPECIES OF BIRDS FEEDING ON ANTS. 

 Painted Quail (Turnix varia). 

 Black-breasted Plover (Zonifer tricolor). 

 Lesser Golden Plover (Charadrius dominions). 

 Black-fronted Dottrell (Mgialitis melanops). 

 Sharp-tailed Stint (Heteropygia aurita [Pisobia acuminata']) . 

 Bee-eater (Merops ornatus). 



Narrow-billed Bronze Cuckoo (Chalcococcyx basalis). 

 Black and White Swallow (Ckeramceca leucosternon). 

 Fairy Martin (Chelidon ariel). 



Brown Fly-catcher, Jacky Winter (Micrceca fascinans). 

 Scarlet-breasted Robin (Petrceca leggei). 

 Flame -breasted Robin (Petrceca phcenicea). 

 Rose-breasted Robin (Petrceca rosea). 

 Red-capped Robin (Petrceca goodenovii). 

 Hooded Robin (Petrceca bicolor). 

 Short-billed Tree Tit (Smicrornis brevirostris). 

 Brown Fly-eater (Pseudogerygone fusca). 

 White-shafted Fantail (Rhipidura albiscapa). 

 Wagtail (Rhipidura tricolor). 



Spotted Babbling Thrush, Ground Thrush (Cinclosoma punctatum). 

 Chestnut-backed Babbling Thrush, Ground Thrush (Cinclosoma caslcmo* 



notum). 



Scrub Robin (Drymacedus brunneopygius) . 

 Babbler (Pomatostomus frivolus). 

 Coachwhip Bird (Psophodes crepitans). 

 White-browed Babbler (Pomatostomus superciliosus) . 

 Lunulated Mountain Thrush (Oreocichla lunulata). 

 Rufous-backed Singing Lark (Cinclorhamphus rufescens). 

 White-fronted Chat (Ephthianura albifrons). 

 Barley Bird (Cisticola exilis). 

 Little Tit (Acanthiza nana). 

 Red-rumped Tit (Acanthiza pyrrhopygia). 

 Striated Tit (Acanthiza lineata). 

 .BufF-rumped Tit (Acanthiza reguloides), 

 Blue Wren (Malurus cyaneus). 

 Blue Wren (Malarus cyanochlamys). 

 Wood-swallow (Artamus tenebrosus). 

 White-eyebrowed Wood Swallow (Artamus superciliosus). 

 Grey Shrike-Thrush (Collyriocichla harmonica). 

 Magpie Lark (Grallina picata). 

 Black-backed Magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen). 

 White-backed Magpie (Gymnorhina leuconota}. 



