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Lt.-coL. n. manders on the 



82. The Banded Bay Cuckoo. Penthoceryx sonneratis. 

 " Feeds on coleoptera, Mantidse, and caterpillars." 



83. The Drongo Cuckoo. Sitrniculus luguhris. 



" Locally dispersed .... the diet is mixed, consisting chiefly 

 of caterpillars and beetles but often combined with various seeds." 



84. The Pied Crested Cuckoo. Goccystes jcccobinus. Migrant. 



85. The Red-winged Crested Cuckoo. C. coroviandus^ Migrant. 

 " The stomachs of those I have procured contained beetles, 



grasshoppers, Mantidee, and other large insects." 



Fam. FALCONiDiE. The Falcons. 



86. The Kestrel. Tinnunculus alaudarius. 



Has the same habits as the English bird, which has re- 

 cently been shown in some instances to have butterfly-ea,ting 

 propensities. 



The above birds may be tabulated as follows ; the arrangement 

 is artificial, and no doubt there are errors, but it is convenient. 

 Some may be inclined to transfer the Flycatchers from group 3 

 to group 1 on the evidence brought forward by Mr. Marshall in 

 the case of the European Flycatcher. I have put them in the 

 third group, as close observation for two months showed me 

 that two species at any rate only eat butterflies under unusual 

 circumstances. 



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