828 MR. R. I. POCOCK ON THE 



Grovxnd-Thrush, and by White-cheeked Bulbul. The latter was 

 robbed by the Harmonious Sln-ike-Thrush ; but recovered the 

 butterfly and ate it. 



One given to Sulphury Tyrant, who pecked it and shook it for 

 a long time, then allowed the Shama to take it from him. 

 The Shama ate it. This was a gcdathea with lighter spots 

 below. 



One given to the same Shama was also eaten. This was a dai'ker 

 spotted specimen. 



The specimen above alluded to that was rejected by the 

 Flycatcher, was eaten by a North American Cat-bird (Thrush). 



One ofiered to Australian Bustard, was taken from my hand 

 and swallowed at once. 



One given to Meerkat, was taken and eaten without hesitation. 



One given to Capuchin, wdiich by his rejection of the Telephorid 

 oeetle (p. 840) had shown himself to be more particular in taste 

 than some others of his species, was eaten, but by no means 

 greedily. 



With the exception of the Australian Bustard none of the 

 birds that ate the gcdathea did so with great alacrity. Swallowing 

 them was in all cases preceded by a varying amount of flicking 

 and shaking and pecking. When I began my experiments I 

 thought this behaviour was due to a wish to get rid of the wings ; 

 but I am now doubtful about this, and believe that in many cases 

 at all events it indicates dislike of the taste. When a butterfly is 

 really to the liking of a bird, he disposes of the insect as fast as he 

 can, without paying much attention to the wings. This struck 

 me to-day particularly in the case of the Silver Pheasant when 

 eating the napi, and of the Flycatcher when eating the Uyper- 

 anthus and the papliia. The paphia especially was a large-winged 

 butterfly for so small a bird ; and yet he swallowed it, wings and 

 all, in a few seconds. 



The Meadow Brown {Epinephele jurtina x janira). 



Jul}^ 21, 1909. One female eaten at once by Lion Marmoset, 

 which had previously refused to taste the malacoderm beetle 

 (Rhagonyche) and the Saw-fly {AUantus arenatits). 



One female taken from my hand by Spectacled Thrush, but 

 made his escape. Caught on wing by Fantailed Flycatcher and 

 eaten at once. 



One female eaten at once by Common Pheasant. 



July 31, 1909. One male caught on wing by Black-headed 

 Sibia and eaten at once ; another (female) caught on wing and 

 eaten without delay by Fantailed Flycatcher. 



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

 This bird at the same time ate with equal avidity a male specimen 

 of Pieris napi. Her behaviour indicated no diffei-ence of taste 

 between the two butterflies. 



Oct. 26, 1909. One female taken and eaten fairly readily by 

 Shama. 



