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Summary of stomach contents. — i contained insects of the 

 injurious group; i, indifferent group; i, beneficial group; 

 i, worms ; i, slugs ; 3, grass ; 3, voles ; 2, mice ; 1, shrews ; 

 3, birds. 



Summary of 75 pellets. — 29 voles ; 16 mice ; 69 shrews ; 

 37 birds ; remains of dung beetles (Geotrupes) in a few instances. 



Hen-harrier (Circus cyaneus (Linn.). 



580. Female ; Saughall, Chester ; 5th November, 1897. — - 

 1 Skylark ; 2 Meadow Pipits ; a single feather of the Teal and 

 another feather very like that of a Partridge (? the remains of a 

 previous meal). The prey had been partly denuded of the 

 feathers. 



Common Buzzard (Buteo vulgaris, Leach). 



581. Female; Arenig, Bala ; gth September, 1902. — Remains 

 of a Grouse. 



582. ? Sex ; Cheshire ; Autumn, 1903. — Remains of a Moorhen, 

 consisting of an entire foot and part of the tarsus, several short 

 bones and a number of feathers. 



583. ? Sex ; Eaton, Chester ; ? date. — Remains of Brown 

 Rat (Mus decumanus) and Skylark. 



Summary. — 3 contained remains of birds ; 1, a rat. 



Sparrow Hawk (Accipiter nisus' (Linn.). 



584. Male ; Cheshire ; 3rd March, 1894. — Remains of 

 Thrush. 



585. Male ; Ince, Chester ; 13th April, 1894.— Remains of 

 male Bullfinch (lower mandible, legs, and feathers of breast, &c). 



586. Male; near Chester ; 15th May, 1889.— Remains of 

 Finch (sp. incert.). 



587. ? Sex ; Eaton, Chester ; 16th May, 1889. — Remains of 

 3 young birds (nestlings), not determinable. 



588. Female ; Eaton, Chester ; 6th June, 1901. — Remains of 

 1 Skylark. 



589. Male; Cheshire; 14th June, 1892.— Remains of 

 Warbler (sp. incert.). 



590. Female ; Eaton, Chester ; 6th June, 1891.— Remains of 

 Blackbird. 



