the Rook, Starling and Chaffinch. 
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(=« 4 beans), and in 2, pieces of potato, f There were also 50 acorns, 1 
seed of the black bindweed ( Polygonum Convolvulus) and 1 seed of a 
buttercup ( Ranunculus , sp.). 
March. — During this month 18 birds were examined. These con- 
tained : — 16 Wireworms (. Agriotes and Athous) ; 1 Click Beetle ( Agriotes 
lineatus ) ; 7 Chafer grubs ( Melolontha vulgaris) ; 2 Dung Beetles 
(■ Aphodius fimetarius )* ; 3 Carabid larvae (Har pains ruficornis) ; 2 
Hypera Weevils ( Hypera sp. ?) ; 2 Yellow Underwing caterpillars 
(' Triph&na pronuba) ; 20 Surface larvae ( Agrotis exclamationis) ; 6 
Dark Arches Moth larvae ( Xylophasia polyodon) ; 6 Ants ( Formica 
fusca) ; 2 Ants (Myrmica ruginodis, Nyl.) ; 2 Stratyomid larvae ; 1 
Centipede ( Geophilus longicornis)* 
Mollusca : 3 Hairy Snails ( Hygromia hispida ) ; 2 Banded Snails 
( Helicella caper ata). 
Thirty-one grains and husks of wheat ; 193 grains and husks of 
oats and 8 acorns. 
April. — Fifty-four birds examined. In these were found : — 15 
Leather Jackets (Tipula oleracea) ; 76 Wireworms ( Agriotes lineata , 
A. sputator and Athous hcB'morrhoidalis) and 2 Click Beetles ( Agriotes 
lineata. Linn.) ; 27 Small Chafer larvae ( Rhizotrogus solstitialis) and 2 
Cockchafer larvae (. Melolontha vulgaris) ; 3 Carabid larvae (H. 
ruficornis) ; 7 Dung Beetles ( Geotrupes stercorarius )* ; 10 Hypera 
Weevils ( Hypera punctata) ; 1 Barynotus Weevil ( Barynotus elevatus) ; 
4 Surface larvae ( Agrotis exclamationis) ; 2 Therevid larvae ( Thereva 
sp. ?) ; 6 Muscid puparia. 
Mollusca : 1 Wood Snail ( Helix nemoralis) ; 2 Banded Snails 
( Helicella caper ata). 
Grain included 141 wheat, 372 oats, 2 maize grains and 5 peas. 
One bird contained 2 spurrey seeds ( Spergula arvensis). 
May. — Only 8 birds were received during this month. In these were 
found : — 9 Chafer larvae ( Rhizotrogus solstitialis) and 1 adult Hypera 
Weevil (. Hypera punctata) ; 1 Snail [Helix cantiana) ; 8 Earthworms 
(Lumbricus) * ; 6 wheat glumes and 10 oat husks. 
June. — Eight birds examined contained: — 24 Wireworms (3 
A. lineata, 20 A. hcemorrhoidalis and 1 sp. ?) ; 4 Dung Beetles ( Geotrupes 
stercorarius )* ; 28 Noctuid larval skins, apparently A. exclamationis ; 
64 grains and husks of wheat and 8 pieces of maize. 
July. — Two birds examined contained : — 7 Wireworms ( Agriotes 
lineata and A. sputator) ; 2 Cockchafer grubs ( Melolontha vulgaris ) 
iemains of Dung Beetle (Geotrupes)* . Remains of potato tuber, 7 oat 
husks and 3 pieces cf acorn, 
August and September. — None received. 
October. — Eleven birds examined. Most of these had empty 
gizzards or contained only grain and stones; 2 Wireworms (Agriotes); 
7 Cockchafer larvae (Melolontha vulgaris) ; 2 Carabid larvae ; 1 Wood 
Snail (Helix nemoralis) , etc.; 223 grains of wheat and 5 oat grains. 
November. — Four birds were received. These contained : — 28 
Wireworms; 2 Carabid larvae; 2 wheat grains; 4 oats; 33 barley 
grains ; 3 beans and 1 beech mast. 
December. — Five birds were examined. These contained: — 1 
Wireworm ( Agriotes ) ; no oats ; 3 grains of wheat and 20 beans. 
f Not included in tables. 
