CONTENTS. 
THE FOOD OF CUCKOOS. Page. 
General motes. 2 :..sc2c cs sinncdac cama eon pect ee nian oghes Joon EES 7 
Examination of stomachs...... 2... 2.22222. .0 2222 eee cee eee eee 8 
General insect food of cuckoos ...... 2.222.222 .222 coee eee eee eee cee eee 11-14 
Beetles .......----.... a heiaiadiraalumed meiv ges See aeeasemaieeleecs ¢ 11 
BUGS (Hemiptera) sais oe ciciniccians ocame ine sete a seen anes ce de netsh oar oe 12 
Grasshoppers (Orthoptera)..---.. 2.222.220. cece eee ce cee eee eee cess 12 
Caterpillars 62.65.50 Geel cictoeraemabeae a nade lend eae mendes ate A abi 1 
Miscellaneous insects ............... 2.222.222. epee Meh aheactty a! 13 
Insects identified in the stomachs of cuckoos ............-22-2------- 14 
THE FOOD OF SHRIKES. 
Hiabite:d fshnultes i iaiseee cca saves atau Mice haetas von levees eins aetna 15 
Northern shrike or butcherbird ............222.. 022220 c200 cece eeeeee eee 17 
Birds eaten by the butcherbird..-...........---. 2225-22222 0002-2 e eee 17 
Mammals eaten by the butcherbird.....-.......22--.-.--- 2222-02 00+ 19 
Insects eaten by the butcherbird ...--....... 222-2. 0220000222 ee eee eee 19 
PNG OR Bern CAG SHV Cer wie eset wleheg ws hatin Sect cena este ada ae ie ew eaten 20 
Birds eaten by the loggerhead ........-...--.--. ee 20 
Mammals eaten by the loggerhead.........---. 0-2-2222 022220 e220 eee 21 
Other vertebrates eaten by the loggerhead -......---..---.--2-----+- 21 
Insects eaten by the loggerhead ..-......---. 202-22 --202- ee ee eee eee 22 
Food of nestling loggerhead shrikeS...........---2.-22-----2222 2022+ 24 
SSULDD TAT ea yoo = aeis tei sao cacti haat ah tate ti Seek ctl ei fre Pape re echcent 24 
List of invertebrates destroyed by the butcherbird.........-....----- 24 
List of insects destroyed by the loggerhead....-.....---.---.-------. 25 
Other invertebrates destroyed by the loggerhead ..........---..----- 25 
Table showing percentages of principal elements of food of the 
butcherbird and loggerhead, calculated by volume ...-...-.--.---- 26 
ILLUSTRATIONS. 
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