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a N'eptis saclava. This was refused without tasting with shakes of the head, 

 but a Pyrameis was accepted and eaten, a small Sarangesa was refused persistently 

 without tasting, and an Ypthima tasted and at once emphatically rejected with 

 much head-shaking. The bird then tasted and at once rejected a dark Byhlia 

 without, however, marked signs of dislike, crushed very thoroughly Leuceronia 

 thalassina S and ended by rejecting it, again crushing and rejecting it on its being 

 reoffered ; refused without tasting Pinacopteryx pigea, ate, though obviously 

 without appetite, Pyrameis cardui and Precis cehrene, tasted slightly and threw 

 away a Lampides bcetica, crushed a small Hesperia in the point of her bill and 

 dropped it (it had, like Rhopalocarnpta, a bug-like smell), and then refused a 

 Pyrameis, though I did my level best to coax her into taking it. There could be 

 no doubt of her repletion. I now offered Salamis anacardii with forewing 

 attached. The bird at first hesitated, then bent forward, tasted and, obviously 

 liking it immensely, crushed it up and swallowed it. The large wing caused a 

 little delay by sticking in the gullet, but after one or two effoi-ts it was completely 

 swallowed, the bird all the time showing no sign of any feeling other than relish. 

 She now listlessly took and dropped a Pyrameis cardui^ but ate it on its being 

 reoffered and persistently refused the next. 



Ten minutes later she refused without tasting a Mycalesis, Melanitis leda, and a 

 Leuceronia thalassina. 



rSuMMARY : — 



1. Salamis anacardii. 



2. P. cardui {L. bcetica and the Hesperia here or lower). 



3. L. thalassina c? • 



riV. saclava, Ypthima, and Byhlia (also the 



4. Grasshoppers. J Sarangesa and Pinacopteryx, if these were 



5. Meat (sp. ?). not mistaken, as is likely, for something 



'^ else).] 



Exp. 50. — June 25. Hungry ; refused but, changing her mind, crushed very 

 thoroughly, played with by throwing it up into the air and catching it again 

 several times, Mylothris agathina $ with scent of medium strength, and ended by 

 throwing it away. 



She now refused without tasting both it and Mylothris yulei, but accepted 

 readily, crushed and swallowed a Belenois severina, and refused without tasting 

 but, on my continuing to proffer it, took, tasted and threw away a Terias. 



I now gave her four medium-sized grasshoppers, after which she persistently 

 refused Neptis goochi, tasted slightly and rejected Neptis saclava, refused without 

 tastinp' a dark Byhlia, but readily accepted and ate a Precis cehrene. She now 

 tasted the Byhlia and rejected it with unmistakable dislike and obstinately refused 

 to touch a small Pinacopteryx, with orange base to forewings. She tasted, how- 

 ever, and readily ate a 5 Leuceronia argia, but again refused the Pinacopteryx 

 (front wing attached), mistaking it probably for a Mylothris yulei. After this 

 she tasted but at once rejected a Phrissura isokani, and refused but tasted and 

 then readily ate a Lampides hcetica. 



Fifteen minutes later (no food meantime) she tasted very thoroughly and 



