6 9 



Four examples examined 15.V.89, 9. II. 95 and 28.X.03, were 

 found empty. 



Summary. — 1 contained insects of the injurious group ; 



1, beneficial group ; 2, indifferent group ; 5, voles ; 2, mice ; 



2, shrews ; 1, bats ; 3, birds. 



Long-eared Owl (Asio otus (Linn.). 



481-483. 3 Pellets ; Burton, Cheshire ; 25th March, 1903. — 

 (a) 1 House Sparrow ; 1 Field Vole, (b) 1 House Mouse 

 (Mus musculus). (c) 1 Skylark. 



484-486. 3 Pellets ; Delamere, Cheshire ; April, 1903. — 

 4 Field Voles ; 1 bird (sp. non det.). 



487. ? Sex; Cheshire; August, 1903. — 1 Yellow Bunting; 

 1 Long-tailed Field Mouse. 



488. 14 Pellets ; Crickleigh, near Gloucester ; August, 1901. — 

 1 Mole (Talpa europce) ; 7 Shrews ; 4 Long-tailed Field Mice ; 

 1 Blackbird. 8 of the pellets were composed entirely of the 

 remains of the large dung beetles, Geotrupes stercorarius and 

 G. spiniger, mixed with grass. The remains of these insects 

 occurred also in 3 of the other pellets. 



489. ? Sex ; Burton, Cheshire ; September, 1903. — Remains 

 of the dung beetle Geotrupes sp. 



490. Female ; Whitchurch, Salop ; 26th September, 1901. — 

 Field Vole ; fragments of the dung beetle Geotrupes sp. ; 

 1 weevil (Cleonus ? sulcirostris) . 



491. ? Sex ; Cheshire ; 26th September, 1901. — 2 Field Voles. 



492. ? Sex ; Cheshire ; November, 1903. — 1 Geodephagous 

 beetle (Pterostichus striola) ; 1 Field Vole. 



493. ? Sex; Cheshire; 8th December, 1904.— Decomposed 

 feathers of a bird. 



Summary. — 1 contained insect of beneficial group ; 13, in- 

 different group ; 1, mole ; 8, voles ; 6, mice ; 7, shrews ; 

 6, birds. 



Short-eared Owl (Asio accipitrinus (Pallas). 



494. Female ; Oakmere, Cheshire ; 12th January, 1889. — 

 1 Field Vole. 



Tawny Owl (Syrnium aluco (Linn.). 



495. Cheshire ; March, 1903. 2 Field Voles. 



496. Male ; Derbyshire ; 22nd January, 1894. — A few small 

 earthworms ; a quantity of grass and a few pebbles. 



