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wings ; i black ant (Lasius niger) ; a few fragments of beetles 

 (? Bembidium sp.) ; several more or less angular pebbles. 



Summary. — -Both contained insects of the beneficial and 

 injurious groups. 



Greenshank (Totanus canescens (J. F. Gmelin). 



800. Female ; Burton Rocks, (Dee Estuary) ; 31st August, 

 1891. — Remains of Shrimps (Crangon vulgaris) and Sandhoppers 

 ( Talitrus locusta) . 



801. Female ; Barrowmore, Cheshire ; 4th December, 1890. — 

 Chiefly fragments of beetles (Geodephaga, Rhynchophora) ; 

 vegetable matter ; a few pebbles. 



Summary. — 1 contained insects of the beneficial and injurious 

 groups ; 1, crustaceans. 



Curlew (Numenius arquata, Linn.). 



802. ? Sex ; near York ; 20th January, 1904. — Filled with 

 fragments of shells of Tellina balthica and many shells of 

 Bythinia sp. 



803. Male ; Arenig, North Wales ; yth July, 1899. — Filled 

 with larvae of a species of Crane Fly (Tipula sp.) ; fragments of 

 the beetles Geotrupes sp. and 1 Calathus cisteloides. 



804. ? Sex ; Cheshire; October, 1901. — Many seeds of Knot 

 grass (Polygonum sp.) ; grass ; pebbles. 



Summary. — 1 contained insects of the injurious and beneficial 

 groups ; 1 mollusca ; 1, seeds. 



Whimbrel (Numenius phceopus (Linn.). 



805. ? Sex ; Thornton, Cheshire ; 18th May, 1904. — 9 large 

 larvae of the Crane Fly (Tipula sp.) ; many large angular 

 pebbles. 



806. Male ; Dee Marshes ; 28th August, 1895. — Many larvae 

 and pupae of the Crane Fly (Tipula sp.) ; over 40 earwigs 

 (Forficula sp.) ; 3 beetles (2 Pterostichus striola, 1 Staphylinid) . 



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

 beneficial group ; 1, indifferent group. 



Little Tern (Sterna minuta, Linn.). 



807/808. 2 Females; Prestatyn, North Wales; 16th May, 

 1894. — Remains of small fish. 



