356 Frank Finn — Theory of Warning Colours and Mimicry. [No. 3, 



A protective species was again eaten ; then a male Elymnias 

 undularis, swallowed whole. 



A D. genutia was allowed to remain perched on a shrub. 



I did not see one Danais at this time eaten, though one D. genutia 

 was torn up ; but I found the body left. Afterwards, however, I saw one 

 Danais (I do not know which species) eaten, and then a D. genutia ; this 

 latter was thrown up several times. Another was eaten ; and then 

 I had to leave the birds. 



January l&th. — The birds were still about, though one seemed to- 

 be missing. I saw some D. chr-ysippus lying about, left from yesterday. 

 In the morning I offered the Babblers a large brown moth and a cock- 

 roach, which were taken. The birds, however, did not seem to wish for 

 some rice, &c, which I threw out, though such had formed their ordi- 

 nary food in confinement, and they had eaten some the day before. 



In the late afternoon I offered them some butterflies, mostly decapi- 

 tated, chiefly Danais genutia, but also D. chrysippus, D. Ihnniace, Euploea, 

 and Delias eucharis. None of these were eaten, as far as I saw, as long 

 as other species could be had, and only one, a IX genutia, afterwards. 

 On the other band, male Elymnias undularis, Catopsiliet, and other non- 

 warningly-coloured specimens were readily devoured, and even taken 

 from my hand, while specimens of D. genutia fluttered about. A male 

 Nepheronia hippia was taken and eaten. These experiments left not 

 the slightest doubt in my mind as to the unpalatability of Danais and 

 the other " warningly-colomed" forms. Birds would often only look 

 at them, and soon left them when picked up. 



Next day the birds had disappeared, and so ended my experiments. 

 with this species. 



