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(d) Stomach Contents of Birds. 



By Arthur M. Lea, F.E.S., Museum Entomologist. 

 [Contribution from the South Australian Museum .] 



During the trip Captain White obtained many stomachs, 

 but the labels of the majority of these were torn off, or the 

 writing on them was rendered illegible. As no advantage 

 was to be gained by examining such stomachs they were passed 

 over, and only those legibly labelled were examined. These 

 were all obtained in August and September, when approach- 

 ing Oodnadatta on the return trip. Occasionally several 

 stomachs were tied together, signifying that these were 

 obtained at the same time and place. These were examined 

 together. But stomachs of the same kind of bird not tied 

 together were examined, and are commented upon separately. 



In the following list only the technical names of the 

 birds are given ; the popular ones will be found in Captain 

 White's own paper: — 



Gyanalcyon pyrrhopygius. — Mandible and part of a 

 grasshopper's leg. 



Whiteornis goodenovii. — Two young grasshoppers and 

 fragments of many others. 



Coracina novct-hoUandice melanops. — Hemains of at least 

 two large sand wasps; part of abdomen of a chrysid wasp; 

 weevil (Oxyops) and parts of at least two others; many other 

 fragments, apparently mostly of sand wasps. 



Lalage tricolor. — Many lerp scales; remains of two 

 weevils (Polyph radesj and of another but smaller weevil ; 

 flying ant; many small fragments of insects. 



Morganornis superciliosas. — Remains of at least three 

 specimens of a weevil (Elazagna) ; many other fragments of 

 insects; some fibrous material. 



Parepthianura tricolor (2). — Parts of three chinch bugs; 

 head and hemelytron of a jassid bug; elytra of a weevil (pro- 

 bably Storens); many minute fragments, mostly of homop- 

 terous insects. 



Aurepthianura anrifrons. — Young grasshopper; heads 

 (three) of pentatomid bugs; elytra (three) of weevils (pro- 

 bably Polyphrades) ; leaf -eating beetle (Ditropichts). 



Oreoica cristata. — Many young grasshoppers; some lerp 

 scales; fly; pupa of a fly (probably one of the common "blow"- 

 flies). 



A jjhelocephala castaneiventris vhitei. — Numerous small 

 black seeds ; a few specimens of three other kinds of seeds ; a 

 slight amount of grit; some minute fragments of very small 

 insects. 



