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been attracted by this unusual swarm of insects and that they 

 were feeding upon them. I have noted the same habit recently f 

 both at Chester and Oswestry. 



Nightjar (Caprimulgus europcBUs, Linn.). 



417. Female ; Delamere, Cheshire ; 15th May, 1889. — 

 Remains of several dung beetles (Geotrupes stercorarius) . 



418. Male ; Oakmere, Cheshire ; 15th June, 1894. — 5 almost 

 perfect examples of Geotrupes stercorarius and fragments of 

 others ; remains of a Noctuid moth. 



419. Male ; Oakmere, Cheshire ; jyth July, 1893. — Stomach 

 filled with Noctuid and Geometrid moths, chiefly the former. 



420. Young ; Cheshire ; August, 1903. — Minute fragments 

 of beetles (Coleoptera) ; portions of a large Noctuid moth. 



421. Young; Helsby, Cheshire; 2jth August, 1903. — Frag- 

 ments of Elaterid beetles ; 1 dung beetle (Geotrupes sp.). 



Summary. — 4 contained insects of the injurious group ; 4, 

 indifferent group. 



Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopus major (Linn.), 



422. Female ; Delamere, Cheshire ; 28th January, 1891. — 

 Stomach almost filled with partly-digested larvae and 3 imagines 

 of the wood-boring beetle, Rhagium bifasciatum ; 4 ladybird 

 beetles (Hippodamia mutabilis) ; fragments of other beetles. 



423. ? Sex ; Delamere, Cheshire ; 3rd February, 1889. — 

 Filled with larvae of the wood-boring beetle, Rhagium bifas- 

 ciatum, mixed with fragments of other Coleoptera. 



Summary. — 2 contained insects of the injurious group : 

 1, beneficial group ; 2, indifferent group. 



Lesser Spotted Woodpecker [Dendrocopus minor (Linn.). 



424. Male ; I nee, Chester ; 26th March, 1894. — 45 larvae of 

 bark-boring beetles (Scolytidae) ; 1 small spider. 



425. Male; Tarvin, Chester; gth May, 1898. — Many larvae 

 of bark-boring beetles (Scolytidae). ; 1 small larva of wood- 

 boring beetle (Rhagium) ; 1 Dipterous larva. 



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

 indifferent group ; 1, a spider. 



426. Field Xotes. — In July, 1907, a male of this beautiful 

 species paid frequent visits to a wood-stack at Crickleigh Farm, 



