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Dr. W. E. Collinge on the [Ibis, 
upon the records from a number of districts there can be no 
doubt as to the economic status of this bird. The benefits 
it confers are twice as great as the injuries it inflicts, whilst 
the bulk of its food is of a neutral nature. 
' 2. Classified List of the Food. 
Amphibia. 
Tadpoles and young frogs. 
Fishes. 
Minnow. 
Stickleback. 
Gudgeon. 
Trout. 
Moll use a. 
Limncea staynahs Linn. 
- palustris Miili, 
- auricularia Linn. 
- per eg i'a Miili. 
Planorbis sp. 
Crustacea. 
Crayfish (Astacuspallipeshz reb.). 
Freshwater Shrimp ( Gammarus 
pulex Linn.). 
Insecta. 
Hemiptera. 
Water Boatman ( Notonecta 
glauca Linn.). 
Plectoptera. 
Mayfly {Ephemera vulgata 
Linn.). 
Odonata. 
Dragon-fly (y Eschna cyaneci 
Mull.), 
Neuroptera. 
Alder-fly ( Stalls lutarius 
Linn.). 
Coleoptera. 
Large Water Beetle ( Dytiscus 
marginalia Linn.). 
Great Water Beetle ( Hydro - 
pliilus piceus Linn.). 
Small Water Beetle ( Hydro - 
bius fuscipes Linn.). 
Whirligig Beetle ( Gyrinus 
natcitor Scop.). 
Trichoptera. 
Caddis-flies, various species. 
Lepidoptera. 
Noctuid larvae. 
Diptera. 
Diver Sand-fly (Simulium 
sp.). 
TIarlequin-fly ( Chironomus 
spp.). 
Phantom Larvae ( Corethra 
plumicornis Fabr.). 
Gnat {Culex nemorosus Mg.). 
Annelida. 
Oligochseta. 
Earthworm (Lumbricus sp.) 
and cocoons. 
Bed-worms ( Tubifex rivu- 
lorum Miili.). 
Hirudinea. 
Small Pond Leech {Nephdis 
• vulgaris Linn.). 
YI. Summary and Conclusion. 
An examination of the contents of one hundred and twenty 
nests, fifty-three pellets, and the stomach-contents of twenty- 
seven Kingfishers, shows that the bulk of this bird’s food 
consists of fish. 
