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I put in another Junonia which was soon taken by Liothrix, 

 though the Danais were still there. However, a Liothrix which had 

 got part of the Euplcea, did not leave it for the Junonia. 



I then put in several non-warningly-coloured and " protected " 

 butterflies ; the former nearly all disappeared first. 



VII. I put in two Catopsilias and two Delias eucharis. The former 

 were seized by Liothrix. 



I put in four Euploeas and four non-warningly-coloured butterflies. 

 An Euplcea was first taken by a Liothrix; then the rest of the non- 

 warningly-coloured specimens disappeared. I saw two taken before 

 Euploeas by the Liothrix. While three Euploeas were left, I put in 

 another non-warningly-coloured butterfly, which was immediately seized 

 by a Liothrix. 



I then put in some more butterflies, including Danais chrysippus, 

 D. genutia, Papilio aristolochide and a blue and black species, two Huphina 

 phryne and P. demoleus. I put in one H. phryne before the other, 

 but a Liothrix looked at and did not take it, and one of these birds 

 took one of the Euploeas. All this time the Button-Quail did not 

 attempt to eat the Delias eucharis, while it swallowed two D. genutia. 

 The blue and black Papilio was killed and left by a Liothrix, swallowed 

 by the Button-Quail. The H. phryne were eaten, by Liothrix I think, 

 while some other butterflies yet remained untouched. 



At the end of the afternoon only the two Delias eucharis were left, 

 dead but uneaten, on the floor. 



I then put in two or three non-warningly-coloured butterflies and 

 three Euploeas ; the Liothrix preferred the former. While one Euplcea 

 remained untouched, I put in a D. chrysippus (a Liothrix had just 

 taken one of the species) and three non-warningly-coloured butterflies, 

 all of which latter were taken by the three Liothrix. This in spite of 

 two of them, Atella phalanta, being tawny like the Danais. 



While the Danais and one Euplcea were untouched (a Liothrix was 

 eating another Euplcea) I put in another non-warningly-coloured butter- 

 fly. The first Liothrix was regarding it closely, when another took it. 



I then put in six D. chrysippus, two P. demoleus, one P. polites, 

 one D. limniace, and one Nepheronia hippia d\ This last was the first 

 seized by a Liothrix, which left it. It was, however, ultimately eaten 

 by a bird of this species. But they seemed less keen on butterflies 

 than previously. 



VIII. Next day in the morning I found only the two Delias 

 eucharis and a Papilio aristolochide left. In the evening they still Jay 

 there. 



I put in two P. polites. The first, a non-mimetic one, was looked 



