832 MR. K. I. POCOCK ON THE 



Larva of the Lackey {Clisiocampa neustria). 



Sept. 20, 1909. Seized at once by a Shaina which flew away 

 with it, holding it by tlie head ; but while he was adjusting it 

 for eating, the female Black Tanager grabbed the other end and 

 being victorious in the tug that ensued, carried away the larva 

 and, after a good deal of pecking, ate it. 



Six-spotted Burnet (Anthrocera {Zyg(f^na)filvpe'tulul(e). 



July 31, 1909. One placed on a branch was immediately seized, 

 but flicked away by a Black-headed Sibia, which made no attempt 

 to follow it up but flew away, shook his head once or twice, and 

 wiped his beak. 



Sulphury Tyrant then pecked it and flicked it away ; and tried 

 it again with the same result, and left it. 



Harmonious Shrike Thrush took it eagerly, wiped it on the 

 ground several times, then jammed it into a forked branch and 

 started gingerly pulling it to pieces with much shaking of his 

 head and wiping of his beak. He then broke it in two pieces ; 

 flew away with one and pushed it into a cranny and still per- 

 severed. He then broke another piece otif, and stuck it in a cleft 

 branch ; but finally left it. I did not see him eat any of the 

 moth although he may have swallowed small paiticles. In any 

 case there were pieces of it left in the places where he had 

 fixed them. 



The Cinnabar Moth [Euchelia jacobcece). 



July 31, 1909. One given to Meerkat, which caught it on the 

 wing with a snap, devoured it with every sign of relish, and 

 seemed eager for more. 



One given to Capuchin [Cehus sp. a), which stufted it into his 

 mouth at once, chewed it, then hastily took it out again, ap- 

 parently finding he had something either unusual or unpleasant 

 on his tongue ; smelt it, pulled it to pieces with his hands, and 

 finally ate it, but with a good deal of doubt as if undecided as to 

 whether it was nice or nasty. 



July 5, 1909. One specimen ofliered to a Fantailed Flycatcher 

 was immediately seized and pecked and tasted, and then rejected. 

 The Shama then tried it, and treated it in the same way, finally 

 rejecting it. A second Flycatcher then tasted it, and rejected it. 



Another specimen of the moth let loose in this aviary flew 

 through the wires into another compartment, and was captured 

 on the wing by a Pied Grallina. He pecked it once or twice, and 

 tasted it, then flew away. A Cuban Mocking Thrush then came 

 up, and while he was looking at it and hesitating to peck, the 

 Grallina came back, drove away the Mocking Bird, seized 

 the moth and gradually ate it, holding it in one foot and 

 pecking it to pieces, 



