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(c) York, x. 77. Wasps. Many remains of insects,
chiefly hymenopterons. A few husks. Stones.
(d) St. Leonard's Forest, 4 viii. 79. Entirely insect-
ivorous, chiefly beetle.
22. Magpie (Pica rustica).
(a) Woodmancote, Sussex, 28 VI. 79. Scales and
vertebrae of a tiny slow worm. Elytra of Geo-
trupes. A few seeds.
(b) York, x. 77. Grain. Leaves. Worm skins.
23. Carrion Crow (Corvus corone). Woodmancote, Sussex,
vi. 76. Fragments of blackbird's egg. 2 down feathers (of
moorhen ?).
24. Rook (C. frugilegus).
(a) Chelmsford, 18 iv. 78. Grass husks. Stones.
(b) Chelmsford, v. 78. Fragments of Helix nemoralis.
1 entire Zonites cellarius. Worms. Much
husk. Large stones. Leg of beetle.
(c) Chignal, xii. 78. Barley. Grass husks. Stones.
(d) Perching, Sussex, iii. 79. Pellet of husks and stones.
(e) Perching, Sussex, 22 iii. 79. Large quantity of
grain and husks. Portion of bird's skull. A
few stones.
25. Kingfisher (Alcedo ispida).
(a) Audley End Park, Saffron Walden, 10 v. 80.
(Bones from nest.) Fish-bones and stones.
(b) Audley End, Essex. Fish-bones and stones.
26. Barn Owl (Strix flammea).
(a) Bramber Church, vii. 78. 2 voles. 1 mouse. 1
bird.
(b) Beeding Pit, Sussex, 12 v. 79. 3 voles. 4 shrews.
(c) St. Botolph's Church Belfry, Sussex. 21 v. 79. 2
shrews. 3 mice. 1 bat. 2 birds.
(d) Poyning's Church Tower, Sussex, VI. 79. 2 voles.
2 shrews. 2 mice. 9 small birds (sparrows?).
(e) Poyning's Church Tower. 7 shrews. 2 mice.
beetle.
(f) Audley End Park, v. 80. Rat's skull.
27. Short-Eared Owl (Asio accipitrinus). Geotrupes. Fur
of mammal.
28. Tawny Owl (Syrnium aluco).