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our necks trying to capture one, and soon found it 

 such hot work that our coats were off and satchels 

 laid down, whilst F., who was not an entomologist, 

 was not sorry to take a rest by seating himself on 

 the stump of an old tree. Our nets had only got 

 short walking-stick handles, so our chance of success 

 seemed very small at first, more especially as there 

 was a hollow between the path on which we stood, 

 and the ground on which the plantation was situated ; 

 if we made an extra effort in our excitement to 



Fig. 130. Underside Fig. 131. Clifden Blue (Lyarna 



Small Blue {Lyccena alsits).] adonis) upper side of male. 



Fig. 132. Small Skipper, female Fig. 133. Upper side of 

 (Hesperia linea). Small Blue \L. alsus). 



Fig. 134. Large Skipper, Fig. 135. Small Skipper, male 

 male (Hesperia sylvanus), {Hesperia linea.) 



Fig. 136. Large Skipper, female (Hysperia sylvanus . 



secure our prize, we were thrown from the path 

 amongst the bushes below. But we were not thus to 

 be disheartened, so taking a pull at our flasks, and 

 wiping our perspiring faces, we again set to work. 

 This sort of thing continued for nearly an hour, in 

 which time we obtained about a dozen each of 

 Pittiaria, and discovered that it was nearly time to 

 return home, without reaching Ranmer after all. 



On looking around from the elevated position 

 which we now occupied we were all struck with the 

 marvellous view which presented itself. The railway 

 lay in a valley, and on rising groun beyond stretched 

 the well-wooded district around Leith Hill and Cold 

 Harbour, and the contrast between the various kinds 



of vegetation was wonderful ; towering above all was 

 Leith Hill itself, standing out boldly from the clear 

 blue sky, while on the right of the railway could be 

 seen the long ridge of hills in the direction of Guild- 

 ford. Streams meandered here and there, and the 



Fig. 137. Upper side of Ringlet (Epinep/iik hyperaitthus). 



Fig. 138. Underside of Ringlet (Epinep/iik hyperantkus). 



Fig. 139. Under side of White Admiral (Limenitis sibylla ) 



Fig. 140. Upper side of White Admiral [Limenitis sibylla.) 



sun shining on them made them sparkle like dia- 

 monds. We were indeed glad that we had come to 

 Dorking, for we had never seen a finer piece of 

 landscape before. Moreover, the intense heat, the 

 cloudless sky, and the buzzing of the bees, gave a 

 lazy look to everything around ; the cows in the 



