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380. ? Sex ; Guernsey ; 24th March, 1904. — Chiefly of fresh 

 grass seeds (Poa annua) ; a few seeds of Lychnis sp. ; pebbles. 



381. ? Sex ; Aid ford, Chester ; 23rd June, 1894. — Chiefly 

 weevils {Hyper a nigrirostris, &c.) ; many Halticid beetles 

 (Phyllotreta undulata, &c.) ; numerous grass seeds [Poa sp.) ; 

 pebbles. 



Summary. — 2 contained insects of the injurious group ; 1, 

 beneficial group ; 1, indifferent group ; 1, spider ; 3, grass and 

 its seeds ; 2, seeds ; 1, turnip leaves. 



STx\rling (Sturnus vulgaris, Linn.). 



382. Male; near Chester ; March, 1895. — Chiefly beetles 

 (Rhynchophora and Geodephaga). 



383. Male ; Aldford, Chester * 3rd April, 1894. — 78 almost 

 perfect wing cases of the dung beetle Aphodius fimetarius ; 

 portions of Amara sp. ; 1 shell of Cochlicopa lubrica. This 

 example was shot while hawking flies in the air. 



384. Male ; Aldford, Chester ; 24th April, 1894. — Chiefly 

 weevils (Barynotus obscurus, Alophus trigattatus (many), and 

 remains of other species) ; 1 wireworm beetle (Agriotes lineaia) ; 

 a few blades of grass. 



385. ? Sex ; near Chester; 6th June, 1889. — Filled with 

 dung-feeding beetles (Aphodius spp., Sphaeridium spp.). 



386. ? Sex ; near Chester; August, 1903. — 3 large weevils 

 (1 Liophlceus nubilus, 2 Barynotus obscurus) ; 1 larva of Cabbage 

 Moth (Mamestra brassicce) . These insects were practically intact. 



387. Male; Cheshire; August, 1903.— Chiefly weevils [Bary- 

 notus obscurus, &c.) ; skins of moth larvae. 



388. 389. 1 Immature ; 1 Female ; near Chester ; August, 

 1893. — (a) Many weevils (Otiorhynchidae and Curculionidae) ; 

 a little grass ; pebbles, (b) Many weevils (as in (a)) ; portions 

 of the beetle Pterostichus versicolor ; sl few grains of wheat ; 

 pebbles. 



390. Female ; near Chester ; i$th August, 1893. — A quantity 

 of grass ; fragments of dung-feeding beetles (Aphodii) ; 1 Geo- 

 dephagous beetle (Harpalus proteus). 



391. Immature ; Cheshire ; 2nd September, 1903. — Chiefly 

 dung-feeding beetles (Aphodius fimetarius and A. contaminatus) ; 

 1 Amara sp. ; a few beetle larvae (Scarabeidce) ; remains of the 

 Crane Fly or Daddy Long Legs (Tipula sp.) ; 1 blade of grass. 



