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Neptis agatha, of which there were several in the garden. It was readily accepted 

 and eaten, as was also a Papilio angolanus with one wing. The next two Papilio 

 angolanus were tasted and rejected (the first without wings, the second with two). 



Again five minutes were spent in securing a JYeptis agatha, and I gave the bird 

 two small grasshoppers to make up for any increase of appetite that the delay 

 might have caused. She then refused for a long time, without tasting, both Nejitis 

 agatha and wingless Papilio angolanus, but finally leant forwai'd and cautiously 

 tasting the tip of one of the latter's antennas at once drew back with a shake of the 

 head. She then crushed well and swallowed the JSfeptis agatha and tasted and 

 rejected and afterwards refused obstinately to have anything to do with a Papilio 

 angolanus. 



She then battered and ate with enjoyment two large migratory locusts, refused 

 even to touch Neptis agatha and Papilio angolanus, tasted and rejected Eurytela 

 dryope and Leuceronia argia 5 , and refused without tasting Papilio demodocus. 



Five minutes later she crushed and rejected Leuceronia argia $ , crushed well 

 and tossed away a Papilio demodoGus, and refused persistently without tasting 

 Papilio lyaeus. 



Five minutes later she refused without tasting Leuceronia argia $ , Papilio 

 demodocus, and Papilio lyoius. 



Five minutes later again she readily ate Papilio demodocus, continued for a few 

 minutes to refuse Leuceronia argia but finally accepted, crushed and ate it readily. 



[Summary: — (1) Papilio angolanus was placed much lower than on the 23rd, 

 below Neptis agatha instead of above Eurytela dryope. " It will be interesting to 

 see whether Papilio echerioides will still be placed below angolanus." 



(2) Grades:— 



N. agatha. { 1. P. demodocus, possibly on manner but not certainly above 

 E. dryope. [2. L. argia $ . 



3. P. angolanus, above, one would judge, 



4. Terias, though this is not certain.] 



Exp. 76. — August 30. Hungry, refused to touch an Acrcea igola, red 5 , with 

 wings, tasted and at once rejected Planeona aganice 5 with one wing and an Acraia 

 anemosa without, crushed very thoroughly and with a doubtful air a wingless 

 Danaida chrysippus, then threw it away ; refused an Aci'cea asema with wings, 

 refused, then half-tasted and rejected a Nychitona medusa, looked hard at an 

 Aci'cea johnstoni with all its wings (doubtless suspicious of the Acrcea-hody), both 

 from above and from below, then tasted and rejected it, refused persistently with- 

 out tasting Mylothris yulei with one wing, refused for a moment, then tasted and 

 rejected Mylothris agathina S , readily ate a Terias, refused Mylothris agathina cf 

 once more without tasting, but readily ate another Terias and a Papilio angolanus. 



I now gave her three small grasshoppers. After eating those she refused a 

 Terias, crushed and rejected P. angolanus, refused, then changing her mind, 

 crushed and ate the Terias {T. senegalensis), refused, then tasted and rejected 

 Papilio angolanus, refused persistently a Terias senegalensis, recognized and 

 eagerly accepted and ate a Neptis agatha, and once more refused obstinately 

 without tasting the Terias and the Papilio. 



