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(f) Uralla, May-June, 1915. 



(W.W.F.) Remains of ants, generally red bulldog ant (Myrmecia sp.), 

 Camponotus sp. ; elytron of weevil ; egg capsule of small cockroach. 



(g) Uralla, May-June, 1915. 



(W.W.F.) Remains of beetles in large quantities; red bulldog ant; 

 black bulldog ant ; egg capsules of small cockroach ; egg of phasmid. 



PacJiycephala rufiventris. (M. 674; H. 271.) Rufous-breasted Thickhead. 



(a) Hawkesbury River, 26th October, 1909. 



. Metallic-tinted fragments of beetles; two hymenopterous (? dipterous) 



insects. 



(W.W.F.) Wing case of Siiyiwdcra sp. (Coleoptera) ; chrysomelid and 

 ground beetles (Coleoptera) ; small frog-hopper (Homoptera). 



(b) Tamworth, 20th October, 1909. 



Many fragments of beetles ; a small fly, or hymenopterous insect ; a 



bug (?) ; a pupa or grub (?). 

 (W.W.F.) Beetle remains : Chiefly small Heteromera, found among 



foliage ; saw no grub or fly in this stomach. 



(c) Hawkesbury River, January, 1910. 



Portions of insects ; empty seed vessel of a plant. 



(W.W.F.) Spiders, two species; homopterous insects (Cercopidce) ; 

 head, body, and damaged wings of weevil beetles; small plant 

 bugs food obtained upon low shrubs, probably eucalyptus. 



(d) Hawkesbury River, 20th November, 1909. 

 Fragments of beetles and other insects. 



(W.W.F.) Nearly all remains of beetles; small Homoptera. 



(e) Queensland. 



About eight rounded mottled seeds; portions of a grasshopper (?), &c. 

 (E.M.) The seeds are Geijera (see M. 7 ; H. 567) ; mottled appearance 



due to unequal wearing of testa. 

 '(W.W.F.) Remains of long-horned grasshopper; a few insect remains. 



(f) Queensland. 



Most of a large grasshopper, and other fragments ; one brownish " seed. 

 (W.W.F.) Green grasshopper (Cadicia valida}', other insect remains. 

 (E.M.) Not a seed, but an egg case (chitinous). 



(g) Eidsvold, Queensland (Dr. Bancroft). 

 Portion of a large grub. 



(W.W.F.) Lepidopterous larva (moth grub), 

 (h) Ourimbah, 18th November, 1911. 

 Portions of insects. 

 (W.W.F.) Wing, head, and legs of beetles, including a weevil (Cur- 



culionidce} ; numerous non-distinguishable insect parts, 

 (i) W T illbriggie, 7th October, 1912. 



Numerous minute fragments of insects ; several beetles. 

 (W.B.G.) Weevil (Desiantlia sp.); part of carab wing cover; ant's 

 head (Formicidcr). 



PacJiycephala gilberti. (M. 676; H. 273.) Gilbert's Thickhead. 

 Murray Flats. 



Some round black seeds and smaller yellow ones. 



(E.M.) Geijera (see M. 7; H. 567); smaller yellow ones are the coty- 

 ledons, &c., set free from the hard enclosing testas. 



