316 MR. C. F. M. SWYNNERTON ON THE ' 



[That is to say, Catacroptera clocmtha and the pupa of Anthores leuconotus were 

 preferred to any grasshoppers, to Papilio ophidocephalus, or to P. angolanus.'] 



Exp. 102. — November 3. Fed on grasshoppers till she repeatedly and persistently 

 refused to eat any more, though several palatable species were offered. She then 

 readily ate two large moths, Sphingomorpha chlorea, crushed and rejected a Papilio 

 lyceus, and refused without tasting an Aterica galene {6), headless and with lialf a 

 hindwing attached, the latter perhaps reminding her of Neptis. There was in any 

 case no mistaking the fact that she was thoroughly replete. On my continuing to 

 present the insect she took it, and without crushing it threw it away, doing this a 

 second time on my continuing to offer it. I then offered her a Precis cebrene 

 with two wings attached. She similarly refused this, then took and threw 

 it away, and, as in the case of the Aterica, once more threw it away 

 (this time, however, first actually crushing it) on my continuing to reoffer it. 

 On my reoffering it yet again she accepted it, crushed it with more deliberation, 

 and swallowed it without a sign of dislike, but refused Papilio lyceus. She then, 

 though with disinclination, accepted the^^eHca, crushed it with the same delibera- 

 tion, as in the case of the Junonia, and swallowed it, again with apparent relish. 

 She then persistently and repeatedly refused to touch Papilio lyceus. Five minutes 

 later I offered her a 5 Arrugia basuta, a Precis cebrene (upperside exposed) and a 

 Hamanumida dcedalus, but she persistently refused all without tasting, being 

 thoroughly gorged. 



[Summary : — 



1. P. cebrene and Aterica galene c? . 



2. P. hjwus and grasshoppers. 



Sphingomorpha chlorea was preferred to the grasshoppers, and the Aterica was 

 eaten vip to refusal-point for Arrugia basuta $ , P. cebrene, and II. dcedalus.'] 



Exp. 103. — November 11. I fed the bird on grasshoppers till she finally and 

 repeatedly refused to accept any more. She then accepted Papilio angolanus with 

 an air of hesitation, crushed it slightly and at once flung it right away, readily but 

 slowly, being evidently nearly replete, crushed and ate a Char axes brutus and a 

 Charaxes candiope, refused without tasting a Bypolimnas wahlbergi, which she 

 seemed to view with suspicion, barely crushed it, if at all, and threw it away ; then 

 with equal disinclination accepted a Precis cebrene and crushed it too and threw 

 it away. Three minutes later she again accepted and this time ate the Precis 

 cebrene, but persistently refused to taste the Bypolimnas wahlbergi, even on my 

 removing its one wing. She finally took it and repeatedly tossed it into the air, 

 catching it each time as it fell. She then dropped it and refused persistently 

 to accept a Precis cebrene or a c? Arrugia basuta. Five minutes later she 

 refused for a time but afterwards crushed and rejected the Bypolimnas wahlbergi, 

 but readily ate a $ Arrugia basuta. 



Ten minutes later she refused Bypolimnas wahlbergi without tasting, readily 

 accepted and ate Oatopsilia florella, once more persistently refused to taste 



