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much small grit. (4) — Many of the three first kinds of seeds as 

 in the third stomach ; much small grit ; no insect remains. (5) — 

 Thorax of ant ; many of the three first kinds of seeds as in the 

 third stomach ; three other seeds (Hibiscus) ; growing se3d ( ?) ; 

 much small grit. (6) — Many of the three first kinds of seeds 

 as in the third stomach ; four other kinds of seeds ; much small 

 grit; no insect remains. 



Morganornis supei'dliosus. — (1) — -Wattle beetle (('(do- 

 mela) ; leaf-eating beetle fParo'psis of the verrucosus group) ; 

 scutellerid plant bug : many minute fragments of beetles and 

 of plant bugs. (2) — Nine caterpillars; six heads and many 

 fragments of scutellerid plant bugs ; fragments of Faropsis of 

 verrucosus group; elytra of small leaf-eating beetle (Difro- 

 pidus); many other fragments of insects. 



Crdamanthus campesfris iscihelUnus. — (1) — Small curious 

 pirate bug ; two heads of small ants (Phcidole, soldier) ; many 

 minute fragments of insects; four curled black seeds (Portu- 

 laca oleracea) ; nine small yellowish seeds (Sefaria vii'idis); 

 many minute reddish seeds (CaryophyUaceae [ ?]) : bit of grit. 

 (2) — Young ground cricket (Gryllus) ; elytra of small carabid 

 beetle ; six heads of small ants (Pheidole, soldiers) ; sugar ant 

 (Camponotus) ; falcis of spider; same kinds of seeds as in first 

 stomach. 



Pareptliianura tricolor. — (1) — Crammed with minute 

 reddish seeds (CaryojdiyUciceat ) ; one small dark seed 

 ( Panicum [ ?]) ; small amount of grit ; no insect remains. (2) — 

 Twenty-seven small grubs; small flat s^eed (Chenopodiaceae ) ; 

 some small grit. 



Aure2)thia72ura aurifroiis. — (1) — Forty-eight small cater- 

 pillars or heads of same ; larval jassid bug ; young grasshopper ; 

 elytron of small weevil. (2) — Eight small caterpillars; parts 

 of at lea-st thirty small weevils (probably all of genus Poly- 

 phrades). (3) — Heads of two ants (Pheidole, soldier, and 

 probably male of same species) ; elytron of small ladybird 

 (Rhizohius\^'lY) ') i^any small rough black seeds. 



Acanthiza marianae. — Leaf-eating beetle (Ditropidus) ; 

 large thrips (Idolothrips spectrum) ; head of small jassid bug ; 

 small chalcid wasp ; part of cephalothorax of spider ; many 

 minute fragments of insects. 



Acanthiza uropyc/ialis condora. — (1)— Lace bug; wings, 

 heads, etc., of male ants; two lerp scales; elytron of weevil; 

 legs of spider ; many other fragments of insects ; four dark- 

 brown seeds (Portulaca oleracea). (2) — Caterpillar: two leaf- 

 eating beetles (Ditropidus) and bits of three others ; bits of 

 spiders. (3) — Four very young grasshoppers; bits of jassid 

 -bugs. 



