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at, but not touched, by the first Liothrix and the Button- Quail ; 

 the second, though much more like P. aristolochide, was very soon 

 taken by a Liothrix. 



I then put in some Danais chrysippus, D. genutia, D. limniace, and 

 Euplcea. The Button-Quail swallowed two D. chrysippus at least. I 

 think the Euplceas disappeared first. 



IX. In the afternoon, next day, all the butterflies were gone, but 

 the two Delias eucharis and the Papilio aristolochide left before. The 

 aviary was now cleaned out, and I put in two P. aristolochide and a 

 P. polites (not much like the protected species). The latter was at 

 once seized by a Liothrix. One of these birds and the Button-Quail 

 looked at but did not touch, the others. I put in an Euploea and three 

 Junonias. Two at least of the latter were taken by Liothrix in obvious 

 preference to the former. I put in five more non-warningly-coloured 

 specimens. One was seized by a Liothrix, the Euploea being still there. 

 A Liothrix then took one from the Button-Quail, as had happened 

 with one of the three Junonias above-mentioned. 



Another Junonia was put in, and seized by a Liothrix. All the 

 five non-warningly-coloured butterflies were eaten before the Euplcea, 

 or any of half-a-dozen Danais chrysippus and a D. genutia which I had 

 now put in. 



X. I put into the aviary two Papilio aristolochide and two mimetic 

 specimens of P. polites. The first one, put in together with the two 

 P. aristolochide, was deliberately looked at and taken by a Liothrix. 

 Then I put in the second, dead, on the floor. The Button-Quail imme- 

 diately attacked it, but a Liothrix took it away twice ; for the former 

 bird left it at first, after knocking a bit off. The Liothrix evidently 

 observed the difference in these two species. I then put in some 

 Danais chrysippus, and one each of D. limniace, Euploea, and P. demolens. 

 The Button- Quail attacked the last, and the Liothrix ate part of it, 

 and then one took the Euplcea, but with no great eagerness. I saw 

 none of the D. chrysippus eaten, and the P. aristolochide were not killed. 



XI. Next day, no butterflies left but the two Papilio aristolochide, 

 which were able to fly away. 



1 added two common Bulbuls (Molpastes bengalensis) to the aviary. 



I then put in the evening three Danais chrysippus, an Euploea, and 

 several non-warningly-coloured butterflies, including some Papilio polites 

 and a P. demoleus. The Danais and Euploea were not taken by the 

 Liothrix as long as any others remained. 



The Bulbuls showed no distinct tastes, but were very wild. 



XII. I put in, in the morning, several non-warningly-coloured 

 butterflies, with some Danais chrysippus and an Euploea. The former 



