Bints. 7811 



Stonechat {S. ruUcola) and Whinchat {S. ruletra). Stnall beetles, 

 spiders, wonns, caterpillars. 



Wheatear {S. oenanthe). lusects of various kinds; minute laud 



shells. 



Sedge Warbler (.S". phragmitis). Aquatic insects, small earth-worms. 

 Great Sedge Warbler {S. iurdoides). Large water beetles; a jelly- 

 like substance, probably the eggs of Limntea stagnalis, which was 

 very abundant in the pond by which the bird was killed. 

 Reed Wren {S. arundinacea). Aquatic insects. 

 Nightingale {S. luscinia). Small beetles, ants. 

 Blackcap {S. alricapilld). Small winged insects, raspberry seeds. 

 Garden Warbler [S. hortensis). Small beetles, smooth green cater- 

 pillars, spiders of various kinds. 



Whitethroat [S. cinerea). Insects, eggs of spiders. 

 Lesser Whitethroat [S. curruca). Gnats, house-flies. 

 Wood Wren [S. sibilatrix). Small winged insects, portions of 

 Ephemerae. 



Willow Wren [S. trochilus). Small winged insects. 

 Chiffchaff {^. rufa) . Small winged insects, house flies, small beetles, 

 caterpillars, bodies of butterflies, minute eggs of insects. 



Darlford Warbler [S.provinckilis). Gnats, Epeira Diadema. 

 Goldencrested Regulus [Regidus cristatua). Small insects. 

 Firecrested Regulus (/?. ignicapillus). Small insects and their eggs. 

 Great Titmouse {Pariis major). Flesh, beetles, flies, caterpillars, 

 earth-worms; young of chaffinch taken from the nest. I have seen it 

 boring holes in apples. 



Blue Titmouse (P. cceruleus). Flesh, insects. 

 Cole Titmouse (P. ater). Insects, seeds, bread crumbs. 

 Marsh Titmouse (P. palustris). Insects. 



Longtailed Titmouse (P. caudatus). Insects, seeds, fragments of 

 buds. 



White Wagtail {Motacilla alba). Aquatic insects. 

 Pied Wagtail (M. Yarrellii). Aquatic insects, gnats, fish bones, 

 fragments of shells. 



Gray Wagtail (M. hoarula). Water beetles. 



Grayheaded Wagtail (M.Jlava). Small worms, larva?, aquatic in- 

 sects, small univalves; occasionally small winged insects. 



Ray's Wagtail {M. campestris). Insects. The stomach of speci- 

 mens killed upon the sea-shore contained common sand-hoppers 

 (Talilrus Locusta) and a species of fly which is very abundant among 

 decaying sea-weed. 



