THE COLOKATION PROBLEM. 35 



second, and then has to make the best one can of the shape and 

 pattern.) 



Time,— 3.45. Sex.— a^- 



Food. — A whole beakful of non-lepidopterous insects (from the 

 negative these seem to be ants with a liberal mixture of Aradmidae). 



Time.— 3.18. Sex.- ? . 



Food. — Unidentified. 



TiiME.— 3.55. Sex.— 2 . 



Food. — Unidentified. 



Time.— 4.12. • ■ Sex.—? 



Food. — About a dozen Hymenoptera and Diptera. 



Time.— 4.30. Sex.—? 



Food. — Unidentified. 



Observer. — W. P. Curtis. Time. — Afternoon. 



Date.— May 24th, 1915. Sex.— As below. 



Place. — Canford, Dorset. Duration. — 3 hours 40 minutes. 



[Note. — This was a somewhat disturbed series of observations, 

 besides Boy Scouts I had trouble with my hiding tent, which was not 

 set nicely owing to ancient tree stumps, and the birds had three ways 

 into the nest. I had to come out twice to stop modes of ingress and 

 egress that withdrew them from scrutiny.] 



Time.— 1.35. Sex.— $ . 



Food. — Unidentified. 



Time.— 1.47. Sex. — S- 



Food. — Unidentified. 



Time.— 1.52. Sex.—? 



Food. — A beakful of small grey moths ; appeared to be Tortrices. 



Time.— 1.53. Sex.—? 



Food. — A similar beakful. 



Time.— 2.0. Sex.— <? and ? . 



Food. — Unidentified. 



Time. — 2.4. Sex. — ^. 



Food. — Lepidopterous larv?e mostly Geometrae. 



Time.— 2.20. Sex. — S and ?. 



Food. — All small insects. ? Order. 



Time.— 2.24. Sex.— ? . 



Food. — Unidentified. 



Time.— 2.81. Sex.— <?. 



Food. — Unidentified. 



Time.— 2.38. Sex. — ^ and $. 



Food. — Unidentified. 



Time.— 3.4. Sex.—? 



Food. — 3 or 4 Diptera and Nemopliora sivammerdamviella. 



Time.— 3.23. Sex.— a^. 



Food. — A whole beakful of insects. ? Order. 



Time.— 3.25. Sex.— $ . 



Food. — Larvae and insects. 



