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234. Peas (left uncovered in drill). 



235. Maize in the cob. 



.236. Also feathers and bones of a young bird, probably unhatchcd chicken, 



237. Egg case of mantis, also bone and flesh, hair, a feather. 



238. Grass leaves. 



239. A cockchafer. 



240. Tipula. 



241. Grass leaves; also a feather, and other imrc cognisable matter. 



242. Probably Unio (a freshwater bivalve). 



243. Weevils and a wire worm. 



244. Larva, unknown ; also a pellet of mouse hair ; small feathers ; vegetable matter. 



245. A' so some sheep's wool. 



246. Thin slices of potato; horse, cow (?) and mouse hair; small bones. 



247. White ants. 



248. Grass leaves. 



249. Native grape fruit and seeds; four Loranth fruits; helmet orchid flowers; buds and 



other plant remains. 



250. Green leaves and tree twigs. 



251. Bees; stomach fairly full : entirely insect food. 



252. Scarabs and elaters. 



253. Figs. 



254. White ants when flying. 



255. Perfect insects ; species unknown. 



256. Cabbage moth larvae. 



257. Cutworm larvae. 



258. Seen in a flock jumping at the locusts as they rose from ground. 



259. All these birds had fed on maize and wheat. 



260. In addition to wheat and maize, stomach contained grass seed, various weed seeds, 



and in one case 240 seeds of wire-weed (Polygonum aviculare.). 



261. Also grass seeds and various insects. 



262. 400 seeds millet, little maize, 40 summer grass seeds, 14 cat's ear seeds, and some 



wire -weed seed. 



263. Watched feeding on aphides on roses. 



264. Two blow-flies (CaHiphora oceanica) in stomach. 6 March, 1905. 



265. 17 cutworm larvae; one lucerne leaf. 



266. Elaters and scarabs. 



267. 15 cutworm larvae. 



268. Elaters and scarabs. 



269. Seven cutworms 



270. Weevils. 



271. Ten cutworm larva?. 



272. Eight cutworm larvae. 



273. Twelve cutworm larvae. 



274. E ! aters and scarabs. 



275. Eight cutworm larvae. 



276. Five cutworm larvae. 



277. Three larvae, three beetles. 



278. 17 cutworm larva?, and about eighi others, partly digested. 



279. Lucerne. 



280. A freshwater mollusc, Planorbis. 



281. Wire worms, weevils. 



282. 17 cutworm larvae. 



283. Wireworms, weevils. 



284. 15 cutworm larvae. 



285. Seeds of Polygonum aviculare, Eragrostis, and summer grass. 



286. Nine Plusia larvae. 



287. Including portions of an orange coloured fungus (Clavarla ?}. 



288. Scarabs, weevils, elaters, chrysomelsdi,and a coccinellid carapace. 



289. Five rat-tailed larvae (Eristalis tenax), and 30 dipterous larvae like Tabanus, some 



larvae resembling blood-worm (Chironomus) ; five other dipterous larva?; also 

 some fungus gnats (Mycetophilidce). 



290. Resembling red scale ; unrecognisable insect remains. 



291. Very similar food articles to 289; several Eristalis larva?. 



Fyd::ey : William A}>{ legate Gallic!;, Government Printer. 1913. 



