12 
Specimens of the moorhen ( uluc ) 20 from the same locality 
had eaten a large percentage of a tabanid fly larva. This 
may possibly be the larva of Tabanus striatus, which is 
believed to be an agent in the transmission of surra. 
Miscellaneous insectivorous birds and their protection .— 
There are many kinds of small birds that search every tree 
and thoroughly inspect each twig and leaf so that insects, 
Fig. 11. Crane or tipol, Antigone sharpi 
Blanford. A species of great value to 
the farmer. (From a living bird.) 
Fig. 12. Moorhen, Gallinula chloropus 
(Linnaeus). (From a specimen 
mounted in the Bureau of Science.) 
even the smallest and least conspicuous, must be very careful 
in order to avoid being eaten. Among these birds are many 
flycatchers and species of several related families. There 
are also shrikes, chickadees, nuthatches, creepers, silver- 
eyes, sunbirds, and many others. These small insect-eat¬ 
ing birds are among the farmers’ best friends. They are 
of no use for food and very few of them can live in captiv- 
20 Gallinula chloropus (Linnaeus) 
