830 MR. R. I. POCOCK ON THE 



The Grayling [Satyrus semele). 

 July 31, 1909. One caught on wing by Fantailed Flycatcher 

 and eaten with all speed. 



Group Lyc^nid^. 



Common Blue {Lyccena icarus). 



Oct. 26, 1909. One given to Shama, but it avoided him and flew 

 through into the next compartment, where it was captured smartly 

 by a White-browed Wood-Swallow, and eaten as soon as the bird 

 could get peace from the pursuit of two other Wood-Swallows in 

 the same compartment. 



N,B. — These Wood-Sw^allows were desperately keen to get 

 the butterflies with which they saw me feeding the Shama in the 

 next compartment. 



One male let loose in aviary containing Fantailed Flycatcher, 

 which I should describe as an expert butterfly-catcher. But the 

 Blue dodged him again and again, and got through into the next 

 compartment. Here again it avoided the swoop of one or two 

 birds whose identity I did not detect in my intentness in keeping 

 my eye on the butterfly. The latter then passed through to a 

 third compartment and settled on some yellow painted boarding, 

 which it did not match, and on which it was caught by a Brazilian 

 Hangnest, and quickly eaten. 



One male caught deftly hj Masked Wood-Swallow, which after 

 prolonged pecking and tasting, swallowed the body, having got 

 rid of the wings. This bird used its foot to hold the insect down. 



One male caught by Pekin Robin and ultimately swallowed 

 entire; but the birtl put the insect down many times before 

 swallowing it. 



The behaviour of these two birds suggested that this ' Blue ' 

 was not very palatable. Its size ofl:ered no obstacle to its being 

 swallowed at once ; but both birds delayed over the meal. 



Two (male and female) given in succession to Pearl-spotted Owl 

 were taken and swallowed entire without delay. 



Two (male and female) let loose in aviary were captured and 

 quickly swallowed entire by Pekin Robin. 



The Brown Argus [Lyccena astrarche). 



Sept. 18, 1910. One let loose in aviary was taken by a Cayenne 

 Tanager, which was quickly robbed by a Pekin Robin. The latter 

 ultimately swallowed it entire, after putting it down several times 

 before finishing it off. 



One caught on .wing and eaten at once by Fantailed Flycatcher. 



One caught and eaten at once by Dial Bird. 



The Small Copper {Chrysophanus phloeas). 



Aug. 25, 1910. One caught and swallowed quickly, wings and 

 all, by Pekin Robin. 



