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Corcorax melanorhamphus. (M. 883 ; H. 54.) White-winged Chough. 



(a) Milson Island, Hawkesbury River. 

 About two dozen small oval brown seeds. 



(J.H.M.) Seeds of Gahnia psittacorum, Labill. (Cyperacece). 



(b) Berry, N.S.W., 21st May, 1909. 



When shot, discharged a carnation-coloured fluid from anus and mouth, 

 and the abdominal organs were similarly deeply-tinted; this was 

 due to the bird feeding on the fruit of the Red-ink Plant (Phytolacca 

 decandra, Linn.). 



(W.W.F.) A cutworm (Agrotis sp.) ; beetles (Paropsis) and other beetle 

 remains ; a quantity of black seeds. 



(c) Queensland. 



A large beetle; many other fragments of insects. Seeds (1) Small 



yellowish; (2) large oval brown. 

 (E.M.) (1) Two Setaria glauca', the rest a mixture of grains free from 



the glumes, and some with glumes which appear to be a species of 



Panicum; (2) ? 

 (W.W.F.) Locusts (grasshoppers) ; Heteromera (ground beetles) ; spiders, 



(d) Portions of large insects (?) cockroaches; a number of grass seeds. 

 (W.W.F.) Large quantity of seeds; remains of heteromerous Tbeetles; 



two bits of skin-like material not caterpillars. 

 (E.M.) Seeds either Graminece or Cyperacece. 



<e) Belaringar, Nevertire, N.S.W., 15th May, 1914. 



Birds (e) to (i) shot feeding on stack, adjacent to wheat field, the wheat 



being about 3 to 6 inches above ground. 

 (E.W.F.) Quartz pebbles; wheat grains. Insect remains: Heads of 



weevils (Brachyderides ? and Aterpides ?). 



(f) Belaringar, Nevertire, N.S.W., 15th May, 1914. 



(E.W.F.) Quartz pebbles ; wheat grains. Insect remains : Coleoptera 

 portions of beetles, elytra of harpalid, head of weevil ; heads of ants. 



(g) Belaringar, Nevertire, N.S.W., 15th May, 1914. 



(E.W.F.) Quartz pebbles ; wheat grains. Insect remains : Coleoptera 

 head and elytra of harpalid (Carabidce) ; portion of Formicomus sp. 

 (Anthicidce) ; remains of weevil (Ethemaia sp. Aterpides} ; other 

 beetle remains. 



(h) Belaringar, Nevertire, N.S.W., 15th May, 1914. 



(E.W.F.) Quartz pebbles ; wheat grains. Insect remains : Coleoptera 

 remains of beetles, portions of weevils (Br achy derides 1 * and Ater- 

 pides?). Seeds Roughly pentagonal dark seeds, with rugose 

 capsules. 



(J.H.M.) -Enchylcena tomentosa, R.Br. 



(i) Belaringar, Nevertire, N.S.W., 15th May, 1914. 



(E.W.F.) Quartz pebbles ; wheat grains. Insect remains : Coleoptera 



amycterid weevil (Bubaris pubescens) ; portion of chrysomelid. 

 Seeds One burst capsule similar to (h). 



(j) Gunnedah, N.S.W., September, 1914. 



(E.W.F.) Insect remains: Beetles (Carenum sp. ; Tenebrionidce ; 



Elateridce ; Curculionidce} ; Orthoptera ; larval skins. 

 (W.W.F.) Caterpillars of small moth. 



