816 MR. R. I. POCOCK ON THE 



Meerkats and to two Banded Mongooses. All rejected it after 

 smelling it except the second Banded Mongoose, which took 

 it with his paw, rubbed it in the sawdust, but would not 

 eat it, 



IST.B.- — The forceps with which this butterfly was oftered had 

 been previousl)^ iised for Ocypus olevs, Carabus violaceii,s, Ptero- 

 stichus niger and P. madidus, and some Timarchce as well as 

 Coccinella, and probably the scent of these beetles was adhering to 

 the steel. 



May 26, 1909. One taken and eaten by Dial Bird, by Har- 

 monious Shrike-Thrush, and by Blue Rock-Thrush. 



July 26, 1909. One male given to Silver Pheasant, was taken 

 from my fingers and swalloAved instantl}^ without being first 

 deposited on the ground. 



One female given to same bird was treated in exactly the same 

 way. 



These two I used as checks upon two specimens of Melanargia 

 galathea, both of which tlie Pheasant treated very diflferently, 

 spitting them out upon the ground after taking them from my 

 fingers, and pecking them about a great deal before swallowing 

 them (p. 827). 



Aug. 21, 1910. One male greedily eaten by Silver Pheasant. 

 This bird ate at the same time a specimen of Epinephele jrtrtina, 

 showing an equal liking foi- both. 



One male taken eagerly by Pekin Robin, which, after much 

 pecking and tasting, left the b\itterfly uneaten. 



July 31, 1909. One male eaten at once by Brazilian Hangnest. 



Sept. 20, 1910. One left untouched by Fantailed Flycatcher. 

 Taken and tasted but left uneaten by Dial Biid. Taken by 

 Yellow-crowned Hangnest, which held the butterfly in his foot 

 against the perch, pecked off' its wings and finally picked it to 

 pieces, and ate at all events most of it. 



Note. — The Hangnests which ate these butterflies are much less 

 typically insectivorous in diet than the Flycatcher, the Pekin 

 Robin, and the Dial Bird, which i^efused them. 



The Large White (Pieris brassicce). 



Oct. 26, 1909. One taken from my hand and greedily eaten 

 by Lion Marmoset. 



May 26, 1909. One taken at once by Sylvian Bulbul and eaten ; 

 also by Harmonious Shrike-Thrush. 



Oct. 26, 1909. One taken from my hand and greedil}^ eaten 

 by cock Silver Pheasant and by Honduras Turkey. 



One taken by Shama and finally eaten, but not with any ap- 

 proach to the readiness with which he had just previously eaten 

 a Tortoise-shell and the £J. jttrtina. At one time I thought he 

 was going to give it up ; but finally he swallowed it. 



One liberated in aviary was chased up and down by thi'ee 

 Wood-Swallows which, however, owing to hesitancy at the moment 



