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Origma rubricata. (M. 557 : H. 185.) Rock Warbler. 



(a) Hawkesbuiy River, llth June, 1909. 



A number of small seeds and parts of seeds of several kinds ; 



a little sand. 

 (J.H.M.) 'Seeds of Chenopodiacece -perhaps species of Chenopodium or 



Atriplex. 



(b) Hawkesbury River, llth June, 1909. 



Several brownish purse-shaped seeds and some smaller white ones; no 

 insect remains. 



(c) Hawkesbury River, November, 1909. 



Some minute fragments of insects; some oval dark olive seeds, micros- 

 copically with tubercular surfaces. 



(W.W.F.) Dipterous larvse chiefly ; a few bits of beetle wings suggest 

 feeding on the ground among horse or cow droppings. 



(d) Middle Harbour, Sydney. 



Insects remains (beetles. &c.) ; about fifteen small oval yellowish- white 



(W.W.F.) Beetle remains; several undetermined weevils. 

 (J.H.M.) Panicum sp. (Graminece). 



Ckthonicola sagittate*. (M. 558; H. 187.) Little Field Wren, 

 (a) Queensland. 

 Seeds (1) Small triangular brown ones; (2) larger-oval yellowish-brown 



ones ; a few minute fragments of insects. 

 (E.M.) (1) Eight seeds of Cyperacece with triangular cross-section; 



(2) Setaria glauca. 

 (b) Picton, June, 1914. 



(E.W.F.) Insect remains Portion of weevil (? Mandalotus sp.) ; 



seeds (1) small, ovate, pale yellow; (2) smaller, oval, reddish, 



transversely rugose ; (3) small, round, verrucose, black ; (4) larger, 



dark red, rounded. 

 (J.H.M.) (1) Panicum sp. ; (2) Oxalis corniculata, L. ; (3) lonidium 



filiforme, F.v.M. 

 Acanthiza nana. (M. 559; H. 188.) Little Tit. 



(a) Sydney, 19th October, 1910. 



Small fragments of insects, many pink coloured ; a small beetle. 

 (W.W.F.) Remains of various small beetles; wings of gnats. 



(b) Picton, N.S.W T ., June, 1914. 



(E.W.F.) Insect remains fragments of beetles; larva (? caterpillar). 



(c) Picton, N.S.W., June, 1914. 



(E.W.F.) Insect remains, unrecognisable. 



(d) Dubbo, 17th March, 1915. 



(E.W.F.) Insect remains portions of weevils; otherwise unrecog- 

 nisable. 



(e) Hawkesbury River, 18th April, 1915. 



(E.W.F.) Insect remains portion of small beetles, including * 



weevil (Misophrice) otherwise unrecognisable. 

 Acanthiza inofnata. (M. 560; H. 189.) Plain-coloured Tit. 

 Middle Harbour, Sydney. 

 Fragments of insects. 



(W.W.F.) Remains of weevil (Curculionidce) ; remains of plant bug 

 (Lygceidce) ; wing of moth ; legs and wings of beetles ; remains of 

 Hymenoptera. 



