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p. viridulus, Labops saltator, Oncognathus binotatus^ Rhopalo- 

 tomus ater, Heterotoma vierioptc?'a, aiid Globiceps fiavomaculata. 

 In Homoptera the following species were taken, Aphropho7'a 

 alni, PhilcB7ius spumarhis;^ type, and vars. late^^aiis, fasciata, 

 leucopthalnia, and lineata, and P. lineatns, Ulopa reticiilata, 

 Pediopsis tibialis^ P. ceretis, Acocephahis 7iervos'us, Athysamis 

 obscurellus, Tettigo?iia viridis, Eracanthtis acuminatus, and the 

 beautiful and active E. hiterrupius, which looks poor in the 

 box compared to its brilliant green and black when alive. 



Mr. West, of Greenwich, very kindly identified a number 

 of species, both of Coleoptera and Hemiptera, for me, and I 

 am also indebted to Mr. Kemp for much assistance. 



Turning now to the Diptera, to which no special attention 

 was paid, I have to record Tabanus bovinus, Sarcophaga 

 car7iaria, Mesembfdna 7neridiana^ Tachina grossa (a good 

 species, taken at the top of Mount Brandon, sitting on one of 

 the stones composing the cairn), Tipula gigantea (in the river 

 meadow), Volucella bombylans (in the woods), Ardopluta 

 mussitans (on Mount Brandon), Sicus ferrugineus (in the woods 

 of Woodstock), and Gastrophilus equi (in numbers, flying 

 around the cairn at the top of Mount Brandon, and in flight, 

 hum, and general appearance, simulating a swarm of bees). 

 For some of these identifications I am indebted to the kind- 

 ness of Mr. Wainright, of Birmingham, .who remarks on the 

 curious habit G. cqiii has of swarming at the tops of high 

 elevations. 



No attention was paid to the Trichopteia and only two very 

 common species w^ere brought home, Chiviacha rnaiginata and 

 Leptocerus albijrons. 



Mr. Clark has very kindly identified a tick which I came 

 across in sw^eeping as Ixodes reduvius. 



As regards the birds seen I have very little to record. 

 Jackdaws were very common in flocks; one, especially large, 

 frequented the village. A flock of Black-headed Gulls were 

 on the mud banks of the Nore. The Pheasant and Partridge 

 were conspicuous by their complete absence; but Grouse are 

 preserved in small numbers on an outlying and restricted 

 portion of the estate. A belated nest of the Common Bunting, 

 with two eggs, was photographed on August 13th. 



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