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Hirundo neoxena. (M. 429 ; H. 385.) House Swallow. 

 Cronulla, near Botany Bay, 2nd March, 1910. 

 Some fragments of insects. 

 (W.W.F.) Fragments of undetermined beetle. 



Cheramceca leucosternum. (M. 430; H. 387.) Black and White Swallow. 



(a) Narrabri, N.S.W., January, 1912. 

 Portions of insects (beetles, &c.). 



(W.W.F.) Remains of wasps ; remains of several undetermined specie* 

 of ants. 



(b) Narrabri, N.S.W., January, 1912. 

 Portions of insects (beetles, &c.). 



(W.W.F.) -Two specimens of a scarabid beetle (Liparetrus villosicollis] ; 

 remains of parasitic wasps (Braconidce). 



CMidon arid. (M. 432 ; H. 389.) Fairy Martin. 



(a) Gular, 30th October, 1911. 

 Numerous fragments of insects. 



(W.W.F.) Scraps of beetles, including a staphylinid ; a fly ; wings of a 

 parasitic Hymenopteron. 



(b) Near Morgan, South Australia, 29th November, 1913. 



(E.W.F.) Insect remains : Coleoptera Small lady bird, Scymnu* 

 KOtisctns. Hemiptera Bugs (Pentatomidce) . Hymenoptera Unre- 

 cognisable remains. 



(c) Near Morgan, South Australia, 29th November, 1913. 



(E.W.F.) Insect remains : Coleoptera Thorax of beetle (Scarabceidce) ;. 

 remains of other beetles (? Hydropkilidce) ; other unrecognisable 

 insect remains. 



Microeca fasdnans. (M. 433 ; H. 86.) Brown Fly-catcher. 



(a) Near Blanchetown, South Australia, 29th November, 1913. 

 (E.W.F.) Insect remains : Coleoptera Portions of Liparetrus sp. j 



Paropsis sp. ; Heteronyx ? sp. Hymenoptera Remains of ants. 



(b) Sydney, 4th November, 1911. 

 Portions of insects. 



(W.W.F.) Numerous ant heads a specimen of Camponotus nigriceps^ 

 beetle elytra ; a portion of a small caterpillar. 



(c) Eidsvold, Q. (Dr. Bancroft). 

 Portions of beetles. 



(W.W.F.) Remains of chrysomelid beetles (genus Paropsis). 



(d) 10th April, 1909, Sydney. 



An ant, a ladybird, beetle's case, and remains of insects. 



(e) Cronulla, near Botany Bay, 2nd March, 1910. 

 Fragments of insects. 



(W.W.F.) Heads of ants; remains of various ground beetles; a small 

 butterfly ( ? lycsenid) ; a spider. 



(f) Bowral, April, 1910. 

 Remains of large insects ; a grub. 



(W.W.F.) Ants, small maggots, diptera, wings of gnats. 



(g) Queensland. 

 Portions of beetles. 



(W.W.F.) Beetle and ant remains, and remains of small Orthoptera. 



