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THE ENTOMOLOGIST S RECORD. 



11. 



The Coloration Problem. II. 



By W. PARKINSON CURTIS, E.E.S. 

 {Continued froin page 38.) 



Parus caeruleus race obscurus, Prazate. 

 Titmouse. 



British Blue 



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



Date.— June 7th, 1918. Sex.— <? and 2 . 



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



Food. — Number of visits counted was 180. This was for both 

 parents coming to a nesting box fixed in a wood. Food brought was 

 green larvae on every occasion but three times, when two Lepidopterous 

 imagines and one Dipteron were brought. To this must be added that 

 three brown larvte altogether were brought with the green ones, which 

 I concluded were two Hypnpetes sordulata (ehitata) and one Hihernia 

 defoliaria. At this time I had not realised the value of an exactly 

 timed and detailed record and contented myself with counting and 

 entering the count in my pocket field notebook. 



Note. — Total, 180 recorded. Food brought and identified every 

 time. Insect food every time. Lepidopterous imago once. 



12. ^githalus caudatus race roseus, Blyth. 



Titmouse. 



British Longtailed 



, Observer. — E. H. Curtis. 

 Date.— May 24 tb, 1911. 

 Place. — Canford, Dorset. 



Time.— 12.aO. 

 Food. — Unidentified. 



Time.— 12.50. 

 Food. — Unidentified. 



Time.— 1.10. 



Food. — Un identified. 



Time.— 1.20. 



Food. — Green larva. 



Time.— 1.25. 



Food. — Either a Avingless 

 detached, handed by (3^ to ? on nest. (This is E.H.C.'s note, but I 

 thnik the latter is the only satisfactory explanation, having regard to 

 date and locality.) 



Time. — Afternoon. 

 Sex. — As below. 

 Duration. — 1 hour. 



Sex.— 5 . 

 Sex.— a^ . 

 Sex. — (? and 2 . 

 Sex.— 2 . 



2 of 



Sex.— a^ . 

 a moth or 



a moth with wings 



Time.— 1.25. 



Food. — Unidentified. 



Observer. — E. H. Curtis. 

 Date.— May 24th, 1914. 

 Place. — Canford, Dorset. 

 Food. — Unidentified. 



Time.— 2.33. 



Food. — Unidentified. 



Time.— 2.35. 



Food. — Unidentified. 



Sex.— 2 . 



TiBiE. — Afternoon. 

 Sex. — As below. 

 Duration. — 1 hour. 



Sex.— J . 



Sex. — • 



