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107. Male ; Eaton, Chester ; Jth February, 1900. — Stomach 

 almost filled with particles of a hard black fungus ; 1 mussel 

 scale (M. pomorum). 



108. ? Sex ; Eaton, Chester ; Jth February, 1900. — Stomach 

 almost filled with particles of a hard black fungus ; mixed with 

 a few bud scales, particles of wheat grains and 1 mussel scale 

 (M. pomorum). 



109. Female; Eaton, Chester; jth February, 1901. — Chiefly 

 fragments of wheat grains ; fragments of weevils (Rhyncho- 

 phora) ; wing of ichneumon ; 2 bud scales. 



no. ? Sex ; Aldford, Chester ; 24th February, 1894. — Chiefly 

 fragments of maize ; 4 specimens of the mussel scale (M. 

 pomorum) ; vegetable fibres. 



in. Female]; Aldford, Chester ; 24th February, 1894. — 

 •Chiefly examples of the pit-making oak scale (Ast. quercicola) ; 

 several bud scales ? of the oak. 



112. ? Sex ; Aldford, Chester ; 24th February, 1894. — 

 Chiefly fragments of maize ; 4 mussel scale insects (M. pomorum) ; 



3 fragments of bud scales. 



113. ? Sex ; Cheshire ; 3rd April, 1894. — Chiefly gall- 

 making insects (Cynips kollari) many examples of the pit- 

 making oak scale (Ast. quercicola) ; several small moth larvae 

 (Tortricidae) . 



114. ? Sex; Christleton, Chester ; 6th April, 1905. — Many 

 pupae and 7 larvae of the Holly Fly (Phytomyza aquifolii) . 



115. Female; Aldford, Chester; 30th April, 1895. — Many 

 bud scales ; 2 Geometrid moth larvae ; remains of many plant 

 lice ; fragments of beetles (Scolytidce, Curculionidce) . 



116. Male ; Chester ; 12th July, 1898. — Chiefly examples of 

 American blight (Schizoneura lanigera) ; fragments of 2 or 3 

 beetles (Halticina) ; 3 cocoons of a small ichneumon (length 



4 mm.). 



117. Male; Chester; 12th July, 1898.— -Filled with American 

 blight (Schizoneura lanigera). 



Note. — This and the example recorded above were shot 

 " red-handed at the peas ! " but no trace of the fruit of this 

 vegetable was found in the birds. 



118. Immature; Halton, Cheshire; 4th September, 1901. — 

 About equal proportions of pear fruit and plant lice (Aphidce) ; 

 fragments of small Hymenoptera and beetles (Scolytidae) . (Shot 

 while destroying pears.) 



