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the principal "rushes" noted; third week of September 1908, many 

 (forty-one sent); night of 26th September 1909, many (thirty sent); 

 night of 10th September 1910, a great "rush" (a score sent along 

 with other species), and again on morning of 13th, 12.30 to 

 4 a.m. (forty taken); morning of 1st October 1910, eighteen ( <$ 9); 

 night of (fore part chiefly) 14th August 191 1, 137 captured (weather 

 warm, with fog or haze; wind S. to E.); nights of 9th, 10th, and 

 nth (more especially the last) September 1911, 181 (153 < , 28 $) 

 taken, and on the 23rd, twenty-seven; nights of 26th and 27th 

 August 191 3, sixty- nine taken. Males, as a rule, appear at the 

 lantern in greater numbers than females. 



St Abb's Head: ten on night of 25th September 1913, and 

 twelve on the 27th; two, 29th October 1914. 



Barnsness: twelve, morning of 2nd October 1908; one, nth 

 October 1911, and one ( ) on night of the 17th; one, early in 

 October 1912. 



Bass Rock : one about end of September 1909. 



Fidra: eleven ( $ ) in 1909, six (3 <$ , 3 ? ) in autumn of 

 1 9 n, and one in September 1913. 



Inchkeith : twenty in September 19 13, mostly on night of 

 the 26th. 



North Carr Lightship : one, end of July 1912. 



Bell Rock: one (<^), 8th July 19 14. 



Hypena proboscidalis, L. (The Snout). 

 St Abb's Head: one (), night of 12th July 1913. 



Rumia luteolata, L,. = crat<zgata t Dbld. Cat. (Brimstone Moth). 



Isle of May : one ( $ ), end of June 19 10. 

 Inchkeith: one about end of July 191 3. 



Metrocampa margaritaria, L. (Light Emerald). 

 Fidra : one ( $ ) in summer of 191 2. 



Crocallis elinguaria, L. 



St Abb's Head: one {$), night of 29th August 19 13. 

 Fidra : three ( $ ) in summer of 19 13. 



Phigalia pedaria, Fb. (pilosaria, Hb.). 

 St Abb's Head: one (0"), night of 25th March 1914. 



Scodiona belgiaria, Hb. 

 Fidra: one (<$) in summer of 1913. 



