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I then saw the Hypolimnas being discussed on the floor by a 

 Liothrix, but another of these birds suatched and I suppose ate it, for 

 on looking it was not to be found. 



I then took out the five P. aristolochise and three of the D. limniace, 

 none of which had been eaten, though all of the latter and two of the 

 former were headless. One of the P. aristolochise was still alive. I 

 offered its head to the Chloropsis, which took and rejected it. 



While looking for these I found a D. chrysippus not quite dead. 

 As it was rather dry I suppose it was not one of the last lot put in, all 

 of which were unhurt and also the D. genutia ; I threw all these Danais 

 out, and all but the nearly-dead one flew away. 



VII. After a live Danais limniace had been for some time in the 



cage, and there were maggots there, I put in a dead Gatopsilia, and 



single live specimens of Junonia, male Hypolimnas, and female Elymnias. 



The Chloropsis immediately took the Catopsilia, and the Junonia 



was next taken, I think, by a Liothrix. 



I then killed the Elymnias and placed it so as to show its mimetic 

 upper surface, and it was attacked and left by a Liothrix, then attacked 

 again, and finally I think eaten by one of these birds, which did not 

 seem to relish it much, as T saw the body on the floor, though this was 

 soon taken. 



The Hypolimnas was in a corner and was taken last of all, not till 

 I stirred it up, when it was taken by a Liothrix, close to where the 

 maggots were kept, and I think one of these birds ate it. 



I then put in a live Euplcea and two Danais chrysippus, one of which 

 latter was soon killed or disabled. 



Yet in the evening none had been eaten, not even the D. limniace 

 mentioned above, and a D. genutia I put in was only attacked by the 

 Chloropsis, and not with determination by that bird, which, however, 

 pursued quite eagerly a non-warningly-coloured specimen then put in, 

 as also did a Liothrix, but it escaped them, apparently, as I found it 

 behind the water-vessel. On throwing it out, a Liothrix soon took it, 

 and I think it was eaten by this species, as I saw one tearing it, and 

 could find no body. 



I offered an Acrsea to the Chloropsis, which took, chewed, and 

 dropped it ; I did not see what happened to it afterwards. I then gave 

 this bird a Terias, which he ate. 



I took out one of the D. chrysippus, which could fly, leaving one 

 other of this species, a D. genutia, D. limniace, and Euploea in the cage. 

 To-day and yesterday the birds had a double allowance of maggots. 

 To-day they had rice and milk, but not, I believe, yesterday. Even 

 when they have this sop they eat papya, though not caring for plautaiu. 



