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(b) Tailem Bend, South Australia, May, 1910. 

 Numerous small fragments of insects. 



(W.W.F.) Remains of small flies (Diptera), and some ant remains. 



(c) Adelaide, 14th May, 1910. 



Portions of beetles and numerous fragments of insects. 

 (W.W.F.) Wings of moths; leg of grasshopper. 



Pelrceca bicolor. (M. 446; H. 97.) Hooded Robin. 

 Port Adelaide, 19th May, 1910. 



Remains of a large spider. Beetles and other insect remains. 



(W.W.F.) Spiders; small ants; legs of cricket ; wing covers of beetles.. 

 Smicrornis breviroslris. (M. 4-19; H. 100.) Short-billed Tree-Tit. 



(a) Eidsvold, Queensland. 



Several oval, rough, dark brownish seeds. 



(E.M.) Geijera (see M. 7 ; H. 567) the rough and brownish appearance 



is due to the testa being digested at numerous points, giving a- 



pitted appearance. 



(b) Tailem Bend, South Australia, May, 1910. 

 Numerous minute fragments of insects. 



(W.W.F.) Indefinite fragments of the wing covers of beetles. 



(c) Tailem Bend, South Australia, May, 1910. 

 Numerous minute fragments of insects. 



(W.W.F.) -Indefinite fragments of the wing covers of beetles. 



(d) Murray Flats, South Australia. 

 Fragments of insects. 



(W.W.F.) -No insect remains that can be determined. 



(e) Eidsvold, Queensland. 



Some minute fragments of insects and vegetable tissue. 



(f) Cobar, September, 1911. 



Numerous comminuted fragments of insects. 

 (W.W.F.) Insect fragments non-deterrninable. 



(g) Milson Island, July, 1912. 

 Fragments of insects. 



(W.W.F.) Remains of insects nothing definite, 

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

 (E.W.F.) Insect remains, unrecognisable; metallic fragments, pro*- 



bably portions of beetle elytra. 



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

 (E.W.F.) Insect remains, metallic fragments, elytra of beetle (Mor*- 

 delta sp.). 



Gerygone albigularis. (M. 451 ; H. 102.) White-throated Fly-eater. 

 Molong, N.S.W. 



(E.W.F.)- Fragments of insects, beetles. 



Pseudogerygone magnirostris. (M. 457; H. 110.) Large-billed Fly-eater. 

 Claudie River, N.Q., 29th October, 1913. 



(E.W.F.) Coccinellid beetle ; portions of weevil. 



Pseudogerygone fusca. (M. 459; H. 106.) Brown Fly-eater, 

 (a) Berry, 13th July, 1910. 

 Fragments of insects. 



(W.W.F.) Chiefly the remains of small Diptera (Tipula sp.) and others J 

 remains of ants, and one wing cover of beetle. 



