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(p) Mt. Irvine, N.S.W. 



Seeds Black, round, flattened, nitid seeds present in stomach and 

 intestines. 



(J.H.M.) Phytolacca oclandra, L. 

 (q) Sydney, 4th November, 1911. 



TVo grubs; remains of purple-tinted fruit. 



(W.W.F.) Two moth caterpillars (fragmentary); portion of head of 



weevil (Curculionida). 

 (r) Sydney, 25th June, 1912. 



Two pepper-tree berries with, pink rind off; five small Diptera (?). 

 -M(W.W.F.) Five small midges (fam. Chironomidce). 

 (s) Sydney, 26th June, 1912. 



Portions of a fruit ; one small fly. 



(W.W.F.) Small midge (fam. Chironomidce). 



(J.H.M.) Portions of succulent exocarp of Persoonia sp. (Proteacece). 

 (t) Sydney, 26th June, 1912. 



Portions of fruits ; a few remnants of insects. 



(W.W.F.) Remains of small flies (Diptera?). 



(J.H.M.) Portions of exocarp of Persoonia sp. (Proteacece). 

 (u) Sydney, 26th June, 1912. 



Portions of fraits ; a few remnants of insects. 



(J.H.M.) Membraneous skin of exocarp, with succulent matter attached, 



of Persoonia sp. (Proteacece). 

 (v) Sydney, 7th July, 1912. 



Two pepper-tree berries. 



(J.H.M.) Schinus molle, Linn. 

 <w) Sydney, 7th July, 1912. 



Fruits. 



(J.H.M.) Seeds of Phytolacca octandra, Linn. (Phytolaccece) ; two 



different seeds which I have marked A and B. 

 (x) Sydney, 10th July, 1912. 



One pepper-tree berry. 

 (y) Sydney, 20th November, 1911. 



A few insect remains; vegetable fragments. 



(W.W.F.) Remains of parasitic wasp (Braconidce) ; larva of moth. 



(J.H.M.) Fragments of flowers and one seed of Leucopogon sp. 



(Epacridece). 

 (z) Ourimbah, 18th November, 1911. 



Stomach dyed purple ; small seeds in a purplish pulp (? fig). 



(J.H.M.) Eubus sp.? (Rosacece), probably R. rosifolius, a native rasp- 

 berry. 

 \(aa, ab, ac) Sydney, 6th August, 1912. 



Fruits with small black seeds. 



(J.H.M.) Phytolacca octandra, L. 



(ad) Sydney, 6th August, 1912. 

 A pepper tree berry. 



(ae) Sydney, 6th August, 1912. 

 Fruit with small seed. 

 (J.H.M.) Solanum nigrum, L. 



(af) Flinders Island, Bass Straits, 22nd November, 1912. 

 Seeds, with portion of fruits. 



(J.H.M.) Leucopogon sp. 



