80 THE entomologist's becord. 



Food. — None. The bird was sitting, and is here referred to because 

 she made numerous and, as far as I could see, abortive attempts to 

 catch any fly which passed near her, but declined to move from her 

 eggs. 



Date. — June 1st, 1913. Duration. — 7 hours. 



Other details as above. 



Note. — The same antics were repeated on this occasion. Nest was 

 subsequently destroyed I think by an adder. 



Observers. — W. P. Curtis at the Time. — As below. 



nest and E. H. Curtis in the Sex. — As below. 



neighbourhood from time to 



time. 



Date. — June 15th, 1913. Duration. — 2^ hours. 

 Place.— Bere Wood, Dorset. 



Time. — 1.5. Sex, — 2 . 



Food. — Green caterpillar and something else I could not see. 



Time.— 1.20. Sex.— ? . 



Food. — Three large red worms (she went a quarter of a mile for 

 these). 



Time.— 1.33. Sex.^3' . 



Food. — Panorpa communis. 



Time.— 2.10. Sex.— $ . 



Food.— Several flies. [E.H.C. found she caught these by walking 

 up and down a ride and picking them off the grass, and sometimes 

 following them into the air, she deliberately searched and pounced very 

 quickly.] 



Time.— 2.15. Sex.— J. 



Food. — Agriopis aprilina larva. 



Time.— 2.33. Sex.— Unidentified. 



Food.' — Unidentified. 



Time.— 2.44. Sex.— <? . 



Food. — Unidentified. 



Time.— 2.48. Sex.— $ . 



Food. — Unidentified. 



Time.— 3.0. Sex.— ? . 



Food. — Unidentified. 



[Note. — The parents started feeding from the back of the nest at 

 2.83, hence the trouble in identifying the food. E. H. Curtis inter- 

 rupted observations here.] 



Time.— 5.30. Sex.— 2 . ■ 



Food. — E.H.C. again saw the 2 in ride catching flies. 



Note. — Ten observations. No Lepidoptera. 



20. Saxicola rubicola, L. The Stonechat. 



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



Date.— April 24th, 1913. Sex.— J . 



Place. — Canford Bottom, near Duration. — Casual. 

 Poole. 



