39 



Summary. — 6 contained insects of the beneficial group ; 2, 

 indifferent group. 



Waxwing (Ampelus garrulus, Linn.). 



192. Female; near Whitchurch; 24th December, 1901. — 

 Filled with " hips " or fruit of the wild rose (Rosa sp.). 



193. Male; Aston, Cheshire; 28th December, 1901. — 

 Fruit of the wild rose (Rosa sp.). 



Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa grisola, Linn.). 



194. 195. 1 Male ; 1 Female ; Oakmere, Cheshire ; 21st 

 July, 1890. — Both birds had fed upon a rather large weevil, 

 but the remains were too fragmentary for exact identifica- 

 tion. 



196. Female; Crickleigh, Gloucester; August, 1908. — Re- 

 mains of humble bee (Bombus sp.) ; minute fragments of 

 Dipterous insects. 



197. Female; Crickleigh, Gloucester ; August, 1901. — Remains 

 of 2 wasps (Vespa vulgaris and Vespa ? sp.) ; fragments of 

 an ichneumon ;' 1 blow fly (Lucilia ? sericata) . 



Summary. — 3 contained insects of the injurious group ; 2, 

 beneficial group ; 1, indifferent group. 



Pied Flycatcher (Muscicapa atricapilla, Linn.). 



198. Male ; Eaton, Chester ; xyth April, 1894. — 74 imperfect 

 wings of Dipterous insects ; remains of Staphylinid beetles ; 

 many acarids (Oribatidse) . The last-named were in all pro- 

 bability parasitic on the insects. 



Summary. — Contained insects of probably all 3 groups, but 

 they were so fragmentary that exact determination was im- 

 possible. 



Swallow* (Hirundo rustica, Linn.). 



199. Female ; Aldford, Chester ; 6th July, 1894. — Chiefly 

 Diptera, including 1 blue-bottle (Calliphora erythrocephala) ; 

 remains of 2 weevils (Curculionidae). 



Summary. — Contained insects of the injurious group. 



* A number of swallows were seen feeding upon plumed gnats ( Chironomus sp. ) 

 which were flying in clouds over the filter beds at Oswestry, August, 1908. 



