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301-303. — i Male ; 2 Immature ; Oakmere, Cheshire ; 

 December, 1889. — All three contained seeds of the Scots pine 

 and a quantity of kernels of the hawthorn ; 1 only had pebbles 

 with the food. 



Summary. — 4 contained seeds of the Scots pine ; 3, kernels of 

 hawthorn. 



Yellow Bunting or Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella, 



Linn.). 



304. Female ; Cheshire ; 15th January, 1894. — Several grains 

 of wheat and a quantity of fine sand. 



305. Male ; Aldford, Cheshire ; 4th April, 1895. — Entirely 

 of weevils (Rhynchophora) ; a few quartz pebbles and brick. 

 The insects were broken into very small fragments, so that they 

 could not be identified specifically. 



306. Male ; Aldford, Chester ; 24th April, 1894. — Glumes 

 of wheat (? from horse droppings), and fragments of 2 weevils. 



307. Immature; Ince, Chester ; 16th August, 1895. — Many 

 grains of wheat ; small pebbles. 



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

 wheat. 



Field Notes. — 307A. — Once when collecting insects in the 

 immediate neighbourhood of Mold, Denbighshire, I saw a pair 

 of Yellow Buntings feeding' their young (a second brood) on 

 Crane Flies (Tipula sp.). 



Reed Bunting (Emberiza schceniclus, (Linn.). 



308. Male; near Chester; 15th February, 1895.— A few 

 grains of wheat and a small quantity of black sand. 



309. ? Sex ; Aldford, Chester ; 8th March, 1894. — Almost 

 filled with seeds of Car ex sp. ;: numerous fine pebbles. 



310. 311. 2 Males ; Aldford, Chester ; 30th March, 1894. — 

 Many small reddish moth larvse (Noctuids) ; fragments of 

 the Water Boatman (Notonecta glauca) and small weevils. 



312. Female ; Eaton, Chester ; yth May, 1894. — Many 

 fragments of beetles (Rhynchophora, &c.) ; 3 moth larvae 

 (Geometers) ; sand. 



Summary. — 3 contained insects of the injurious group ; 

 2, indifferent group ; 1, wheat ; 1, seeds. 



