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viridiaeneusj ; ichneumon fly; head of small bee; many other 

 fragments of insects. (3) — Twenty heads and other frag- 

 ments of scutellerid plant bugs; head of small ant (Pheidole^ 

 soldier). (4) — Eleven caterpillars; bits of thin reed-bugs; 

 bits of several species of small weevils. (5) — Heads of three 

 jassid bugs; several plant bugs; bits of three spiders; many 

 other fragments of insects. 



Melanodrya^ cucullata vigorsi. — (1) — One large and six 

 small caterpillars ; bits of large wingless grasshopper ; bits of 

 weevil (Folyyhradts) ; other fragments of insects. (2) — 

 Seven caterpillars ; bits of young grasshopper ; numerous small 

 weevils (Titinia) and bits of same ; meat-ant (IridoTtiyrmex 

 defect us) ; many other fragments of insects. 



Snitcrornix hrevirostris niafhewsi. — Head of minute 

 chalcid wasp; many very minute fragments of insects. 



Lew'uiornis rufiventris maudeae. — (1) — Small cockchafer 

 beetle (Liparetrus) ; bits of longicorn beetle (Sympliyletes) ; 

 bits of meat ant (Iridomyrmex detectus, var. viridiaeneus) ; 

 head of male ant ; bits of plant bugs : many fragments of 

 insects. (2) — Ichneumon fly ; numerous small weevils (Poly- 

 plirades) ; bits of plant bugs; many fragments of insects. 



Leucorcircd tricolor. — Common blow-fly and parts of two 

 others; small fly; two carrion beetles (Saprinus cyaneus); two 

 small jassid bugs; larval ground bug; small bit of ant. 



Pteropodocys maxima. — Remains of at least six species 

 of grasshoppers ; larva of mantis ; larva of very small mantis 

 (Haania); larva of walking-stick insect fCyjiho crania cor- 

 nuta); of another species ( Bacteria \^^'Y) ; very young larva of 

 another species; small pebble. 



Coracina novae-hoUandiae melanop?i. — (1) — Bits of two 

 weevils (Polyphrades) ; several lerp scales; thirteen six-lobed 

 yellow berries (Loranthns exocarpi) ; some slimy material, 

 probably from berries; bits of leaves. (2) — Weevil (small 

 Oxyops); bits of other weevils (probably Gonipterus and 

 Polyphrades) ; eight subelliptic seeds (Melothria maderaspa- 

 tana[1'\). 



Samuela cinnamcjnea. — (1) — Many small caterpillars; 

 two brown seeds ; one smaller brown seed ; one still smaller 

 brov/n seed; one black seed (Portulaca oleracea) ; hundreds 

 of thin pale seeds (a grass) ; much small grit. (2) — Elytron 

 and abdomen of carabid beetle ; a few black seeds (Portulaca 

 oleracea) ; many reddish-brown seeds (Hihiscus) ; very many 

 small reddish seeds (Setaria viridis) : much small grit. (3) — 

 Head of small ant, long reddish seed (Erodium cygnorum) ; 

 many curved brownish seeds (Legume) ; fourteen kidney- 

 shaped seeds (Garyophyllaceae [ ?]) ; many small red seeds ; 



