850 ME. R. I. POCOCK ON THE 



Saw-fly (^Allantas areimtus). 



July 21, 1909. One eaten by Mona Monkey fairly readily ; by 

 Capuchins readily ; by the Capuchin which on the previous day 

 had refused the Malacoderm Beetle {Khagonydie fnlva) ; smelt, 

 but not tasted by Lion Marmoset. 



One eaten fairly readily b}^ Harmonious Shrike-Thrush ; by 

 Shama readily ; by Silver Pheasant ; refused without tasting by 

 Wild Turkey.' 



Honey-bee [A2ns mellifica). (Workers.) 



May 8, 1911. One offered to Silver Pheasant was taken from 

 the forceps but immediately flicked away ; the bird persevered, 

 however, and after much pecking and flicking about of the insect, 

 and wiping his bill on the ground, finally ate it. 



One offered to Bornean Fire-backed Pheasant was inspected 

 carefully but rejected untasted. 



One given to Pekin Robin was taken at once, but was quickly 

 flicked away. When pursued, however, by other birds in the 

 cage, the Pekin Robin pounced on the bee again and flew away 

 with it. Whenever he got a moment's peace, he put it on the 

 ground, pecked and flicked it about, wiping it now and again in 

 the sand and repeatedly shaking his head. At length he flew to 

 a branch, and holding the bee against it with his foot, pulled it 

 in two pieces, dropping one piece to the ground. Pie still 

 persevered with the other piece, however, but I finally lost sight 

 of him and do not know whether he ate it or not. 



One given to a Cayenne Tanagei- was taken and chewed for a 

 long time ; the i-emains, however, were finally jammed into a 

 banana and left. 



One taken by a Blue Tanager which, however, allowed himself 

 to be robbed without resistance or flight by a Maroon Tanager. 

 This bird, after a deal of mastication, ate the bee. 



One given to Wall Lizard was eagerly seized, but was left after 

 one or two attempts. 



Another was twice darted at by another lizard of this species, 

 but was left alone the moment the lizard touched it. It was then 

 boldly seized by a third lizard, which with one bite disabled the 

 bee by crushing the head and thorax. This lizai-d persevered for 

 about seven minutes, biting at the bee, but stopping after each 

 bite to lick his mouth with his tongue and rub it against the moss. 

 Finally he gave it up and went away. 



Two Bluebottles ((7«^^;)9Aor« vomitoria) and a Hover-fly (Sijrjjhus) 

 given as a check experiment were seized and eaten in a few 

 seconds by the same lizards. 



Humble Bee (Boinbus agrorain). 

 (See also infra, p. 853.) 



Oct. 26, 1909. One eaten with avidity by Capuchin and by 

 Meerkat. 



