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(g.) Put in another D. chrysippus and a small fritillary, Atella 

 phalanta. A bird took and ate the latter; the former was 

 unregarded for a little time at least, then a bird took and 

 ate at least some of it. 

 (h.) A Babbler took and pulled about a Delias eucharis, but then 

 left it. I offered it again, and it was refused by a bird 

 or two, though another appeared to eat part of it. 

 I then put in one Danais genutia, two D. limniace, and several 

 D. chrysippus, which w r ere immediately attacked as they fluttered about. 

 All of these last mentioned were soon killed and torn to pieces, and I 

 saw at least thi'ee eaten, though the birds had rice, &c, in the aviary. 



IV. The birds had had no insects but-a fly or two when I gave 

 them (dead). 



(a.) Two Danais chrysippus and one Papilio demoleus. The latter 



was taken first. I took the former away and 

 (b.) Presented them again with another P. demoleus. Two birds, 

 one young, went for the Papilio ; the older got it, and then 

 the other bird took a D. clirysippus. 

 (c.) Put in two more D. chrysippus and a P. demoleus. A bird 



advanced and deliberately chose the latter. 

 (d.) Two more D. chrysipp7ts and a P. demoleus were put in. 



The latter was taken first, 

 (e.) Same experiment repeated with same result. 

 ( f . ) One D. chrysippus and one P. demoleus put in ; first comer 

 chose the latter. 

 The birds did not seem to me very eager for the Papilios, though 

 they so obviously preferred them. All the butterflies were eaten, or at 

 least torn to pieces, and I saw no bodies lying about. There was rice 

 in the food-bowl notwithstanding. 



V. Offered the Babblers a Papilio aristolochiae ; a bird took it 

 and tore off the greater part of the wings, but left the body. Another 

 took this and tore off the thorax, and left the abdomen. A Danais 

 limniace was then eaten, at least most of the body, I think by one of 

 the individuals which had refused the other. 



(a.) Put in the aviary two Danais chrysippus and a Papilio demoleus. 



One of the former was first taken, then the Papilio. 

 (h.) The experiment was then tried with two D. chrysippus and 

 a Papilio politcs* A D. chrysippus was first taken, then P. 

 poliies by a young bird, 

 (c.) Two D. chrysippus and a male Elymnias undularis were then 

 put in. E. undularis was taken first and swallowed whole. 

 These sets of butter-flies were put in dead. 



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