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Geohasileus chrysorrhmm addendum. — (1) — Two caterpil- 

 lars ; elytra of small beetle (Formicomus) ; some minute frag- 

 ments of insects. (2) — Four caterpillars ; bits of weevil ; larva 

 of water bug ; small jassid bug ; many minute fragments of 

 insects. (3)^Four caterpillars; small weevil (Desiantha) ; 

 three small jassid bugs; many minute fragments of insects. 

 (4) — Many small caterpillars : head of small scutellerid bug. 



Fyrrholaemus hrunneus. — (1) — Two small rat-tailed mag- 

 gots ; head of blow-fly ; young grasshopper ; head of minute 

 weevil ; two rough black seeds ; many small curved seeds. 

 (2) — Fragments of young grasshoppers; small caterpillar; 

 head of male ant ; head of small butterfly ; dirty straw-coloured 

 seed (Setaria viridisj. (3)— Three caterpillars; bits of two 

 small butterflies; many minute pale seeds (Panicum effusum); 

 bits of two berries (Enchylaena tomentosa\1']). Many small 

 caterpillars and one large one ; remains of young grasshopper ; 

 heads of two small butterflies ; larva of ant-lion (3) ; many 

 minute pale seeds (Panicum effusum [1]). (5) — Nine cater- 

 pillars ; two small moths ; head of small ant ; bits of two small 

 spiders ; some fragments of insects ; eleven ribbed brown seeds 

 fScirpus); three thin pale seeds (a grass). (6) — Many minute 

 fragments, probably of small beetles and ants ; some small grit ; 

 one small pale seed f Panicum effusum [?]). 



Malurus melanotus callainus. — (1) — Caterpillar ; sixteen 

 sm.all black ants and remnants of many others ; many small 

 black seeds (Portulaca oleracea); two slightly larger dark- 

 brown seeds; small grit. (2) — Numerous fragments of two 

 species of small ants (Iridomyrm.ex) ; small ant (Meranoplus) ; 

 fragments of other genera of small ants ; small stone-fly 

 ( X europtera) ; similar seeds to those of first stomach. (3) — 

 Many fragments of small ants, mostly of genus Iridomyrmex ; 

 portion of head of larger ant ; several small black seeds (Portu- 

 laca oleracea). 



Dia'phorillas textilis piirnelli. — (1) — Bits of several 

 species of ants, including Ectatomma nnetallicum; many 

 minute fragments of insects; many brown seeds (Hibiscus) ; 

 some small grit. (2) — Innumerable very minute fragments of 

 insects ( Aphid es\^1']) ] seven rounded blackish seeds; three 

 curved black seeds (Composite) ; five thin reddish seeds 

 (Erodium cygnorum) ; one pale seed similar in appearance to 

 that of passion fruit ; two rounded brownish seeds (Melothria 

 maderaspatana]^^) ; one minute pale seed (Setaria viridis), 



(3) This is a most curious specimen ; it is thickly covered with 

 small clubbed hairs, suggestive of the sticky ones of Droseraceous. 

 plants. A similar larva was seen in a stomach of Neopsitta: 

 pileata teniiirostris. 



