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Artam-us leucorhynchus leucopygialis. — Large dragon fly ; 

 water-boatman bug; heads, etc., of green-head ant (Ecta- 

 tomma metallicum ) ; many other fragments of insects. 



Campbellornis personatus mun-na. — (1) Stomach dis- 

 tended with bits of flying white ants ; bits of green-head ant 

 ( Ectalomma metallicum). (2) Abdomen similarly distended 

 with flying white ants ; numerous heads of soldiers of small 

 ants (Pheidole); bits of green-head ant. (3) Abdomen simi- 

 larly distended with flying white ants ; numerous heads of 

 soldiers of small ants (Pheidole), and bits of other small 

 ants. n) (4) Three small caterpillars; bits of psyllid scales; 

 bits of small ants ; many other fragments of insects. 



Austrartamus melanops. — (1) Leg of small weevil; a few 

 other fragments of insects ; numerous small black seeds of a 

 saltbush (Rhagodia) and some slightly larger undetermined 

 seeds; fine grit. (2) Vegetable matter; same kinds of seeds 

 as in first stomach ; fine charcoal and grit. (3) Small moth ; 

 head of small weevil ; many other fragments of insects. (4) 

 Bits of several grasshoppers. (5) Robber fly (Asilidae); small 

 winged grasshopper. 



Aphelocephala leucopsis. — Several small caterpillars; bits 

 of spiders and fragments of minute insects ; vegetable matter ; 

 seven saltbush seeds (Chenopodiaceae) ; fine grit. 



Aphelocephala nigricincta. — Head, etc., of ichneumon 

 wasp; bits of small weevils (Polyphrades or Essolithna); 

 many other fragments of insects. 



Sphenostoma cristatum pallidum. — (1) Small caterpillar; 

 a few bits of weevils ; seven thin reddish seeds ; three 

 periwinkle-like seeds of Enchylaena tomentosa; many small 

 angular seeds of a saltbush (Chenopodiaceae) ; much fine grit. 

 (2) A few bits of insects and spiders ; vegetable matter ; 

 numerous brown ribbed seeds (Polygonaceae) ; two small salt- 

 bush seeds (Rhagodia), and seed of another species of 

 Rhagodia; some fine grit. (3) Vegetable matter; numerous 

 . undetermined seeds of one kind ; scraps of charcoal and fine 

 grit. (4) Several kinds of seeds, including those of a saltbush 

 (Rhagodia) ; fine grit. (5) Leg of a small weevil ; a few 

 bits of heteropterous insects ; vegetable matter ; one seed 

 (Polygonaceae) ; numerous undetermined seeds of another 

 kind ; fine grit. 



Pardalotus ?'ubricatus. — Remarkable head of hymenop- 

 terous insect ; head of small bee ; minute spider and bits of 

 many others ; many other fragments of insects ; worm-like 

 object. 



(l) There were probably remains of several hundreds of flying 

 white ants in each of the first three stomachs examined. 



