the Rook, Starling and Chaffinch. 
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lineata ) ; 17 Clover Weevils ( Sitones flavescens) and 37 possible Pea 
Weevils ( Sitones sp. ? ) ; 5 Carabid larvae* ; 3 Hypera Weevils ( Hypera 
punctata ) ; 3 Barynotus Weevils ( Barynotus elevatus) ; 7 Dung Beetles 
(Aphodius fimetarius)* and 1 Aphodius punctato sulcatus* ; 3 Dark 
Arches Moth ( Xylophasia polyodon) larvae ; 7 Noctuid larvae ; 12 
Stratyomid larvae ; 14 Muscid larvae ( Hylemyia ? ) ; 2 Millepedes 
(, Julus ) ; 2 Spiders* ; 1 Grey Field Slug ( Agriolimax agrestis)', 
45 Banded Snails ( Helicella caperata) ; 2 Down Snails ( H . 
virgata ) ; 4 Hairy Snails ( Hygromia hispida) ; 3 V allonia pulchella ; 28 
Cochlicopa lubrica ; 57 Pyramidula rotundata. Also 2 oats, 2 seeds 
of Sheep’s Sorrel [Rumex Acetosella) and 2 of Knotgrass ( Polygonum 
aviculare). Eight birds contained much beetle debris, while 4 contained 
grass and vegetal matter. 
March. — Nineteen birds examined. These contained : — 67 
Leather Jackets (T. oleracea) ; 19 Click Beetles (A. lineata 11, A. 
sputator 3, A. hcemorrhoidalis 5) ; 7 Wireworms ; 4 Hypera Weevils 
(. Hypera punctata) ; 3 Carabid larvae ( Harpalus ) ; 2 Carabid heads ? ; 
1 Stratyomid larva; 3 Dung Beetles (Clavinia fossor 2, and Aphodius 
1)* ; 1 Philanthus lucens , E.* ; 1 Quedius semaeneus, Steph.* ; 2 Xan- 
thobinus linearis, Ol. ; 2 Fever Fly larvae ( Bibio sp.) ; 1 Surface larva 
(. Agrotis exclamationis) ; 1 Sitones sp. ? ; 3 Muscid larvae ; 3 Millepedes 
(Julus) ; 3 Spiders* ; 18 Banded Snails (Helicella caperata) ; 6 Cochli- 
copa lubrica ; 1 seed of Spurrey ( Spergula arvensis) and 7 oat husks. 
Ten birds contained grass, roots and decayed vegetal matter, 9 beetle 
debris, and 1 the skin of a Noctuid Moth larva. 
April. — Six birds examined. These contained : — 18 Leather 
Jackets (Tipula sp.) ; 6 Click Beetles (A. sputator) ; 1 Hypera Weevil 
(Hypera sp. ? ) ; 2 Ground Beetles (Steropus madidus) ; 1 Dark Arches 
Moth (Xylophasia polyodon) larva ; 1 Carabid larval skin* ; 1 Straw- 
berry Snail (Hygromia rufescens) ; beetle debris occurred in 4 birds. 
May. — Twenty-five birds were examined. These were, in some 
cases, very full of insects, including much debris. One was empty. 
There were : — 80 Leather Jackets (Tipula oleracea) ; 47 Wireworms ; 
29 Click Beetles, mostly A. sputator, and A . Jicemorrhoidalis ; 26 Carabid 
larvae* ; 1 Ground Beetle (Harpalus ruficornis) ; 4 Raspberry Weevils 
(Otiorhynchus picipes) ; 1 Vine Weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus)', 8 
Hypera Weevils (Hypera punctata) ; 7 Grass Beetles (Dasycera cervina) ; 
1 Lady Bird (Adalia bipunctata)* ; 1 Dung Beetle (Aphodius fime- 
tarius)* ; 1 Staphylinid* ; 9 Fever Fly larvae (Bibionidce) ; 2 Stratyomid 
larvae ; 4 Garden Swift Moth (Hepialus lupulinus) pupae ; 1 Spider* ; 
4 Banded Snails (Helicella caperata) ; 1 Down Snail (H. virgata ) ; 
1 Flesh Fly (Sarcophaga carnaria). 
Two grains of wheat and 8 oat husks were found, and in 2 birds 
Muscid wing's, probably Sarcophaga carnaria, occurred, and Lepidop- 
terous larval remains in 3. 
