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peace. Our numbers appeared but little to disturb the flocks of 

 guillemots and gulls which had here selected their breeding- 

 place, and were at this time busily employed in fulfilling the 

 universal impulse to increase and multiply. After proceeding 

 for some little distance along the brink of the cliffs, the party 

 turned their thoughts homeward, visiting Coldingham Jjough 

 and Moor, on which latter spot numbers of that pretty little 

 butterfly, the Melitaa Artemis, arrested their steps ; and after 

 the entomologists had added various specimens to their collect- 

 ing-boxes, the order of march was resumed, as the appointed 

 dinner-hour was rapidly approaching, and continued at a pace 

 too rapid for useful observation. 



Of the insects collected during the day, as communicated by 

 Mr. Hepburn, the most interesting was undoubtedly the Melitaa 

 Artemis, which proves new, not only to Berwickshire, but also to 

 the Scottish fauna. Mr. Hepburn had previously captured six 

 specimens in the same locality. The Pontia Cardamines, Pontia 

 Rapa and Napi were noticed, and the Polyommatus Artaxerxes, 

 once so highly prized, was taken about the " Head " ; with the 

 common Polyommatus Alexis, The Lycana Pldaas and the Hip- 

 parchia jEgeria were seen so bright and beautiful, as to induce 

 one to suppose that the second brood for the season had appeared. 

 Of the day-flying moths, Euclidia Mi was taken on the cliffs, 

 and other specimens were elsewhere observed. On a hedgerow 

 beyond Coldingham, Cimbex femoratum was taken, and also Al- 

 lantus viridis, a smaller species of the same family. Selatosamus 

 aneus was very common about the Head. Carabus violaceus was 

 seen ; and Hylobiits abietis, of very large size, was taken on the 

 brink of a precipice far from any wood. 



The members assembled at dinnef were: — The President, 

 Dr. Johnston, Mr. Selby, Captain Carpenter, Dr. Clarke, Rev. 

 J. Dixon Clark, Rev. G. Walker, Mr. Dunlop, Rev. Geo. Rooke, 

 Rev. H. Evans, Mr. Hepburn, Mr. Renton, Dr. Hood, Rev. S, 

 Fyler, Rev. W. Darnell, and Dr. F. S. Cahill. 



After the Minutes of the last meeting had been read, Mr. 

 Selby nominated John Church, Esq., as a member, and this was 

 seconded by Mr. Brodcrick. The Rev. G. Rooke proposed Wm. 

 Gray, Esq., of East Bolton; the seconder being the Rev. J. 

 Dixon Clark. 



Mr. Selby next laid before the Club specimens of the bonis 



