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of scientific means. This being the case, I begin my Natural History 

 with the Wild Goose, which may often be seen up above over our heads 

 flying back in the early dusk of the evening to the Humber, or some 

 water, after having fed during the day among the stubbles on the Wolds. 

 I conjecture that the species is the Pink-footed Goose, (Anser brachyrJiyncus,) 

 for not only was the only one that has been brought to me, having been 

 shot, of this kind, but I think there is reason to believe that most of the 

 flocks we see are the same. Indeed, Mr. Arthur Strickland, in letters to 

 me, contends that this is the — the only — common or commonly supposed 

 common species; and that the so-called Common Wild Goose is, if not 

 purely apocryphal, a very rare bird. 



{To be continued.) 



dSttfanralngij. 



LIST OF LEPIDOPTERA OCCURRING IN THE COUNTY 



OF SUFFOLK. 



BY THE REV. JOSEPH GREENE, M.A., ASSISTED BY THE REV. H. HARPUR CREWE, M.A., 



AND C. R. BREE, ESQ. 



[Tho portions of these papers contributed by Mr. Crewe and Mr. Bree, are signed with the 

 initials C and B respectively. N.B. at the head of a paragraph signifies that the remarks 

 are made after those of Mr. Greene.] 



( Continued from page 39.) 



31. E. lanestris. — Very abundant in the neighbourhood of Brandeston, the 

 hedges being quite full of the large, tough, glutinous webs spun by the larvae. 

 The cocoon (like the egg of a small bird) is well deserving of attention, and 

 is quite a pretty object. The insect remains in the pupa state for apparently 

 any length of time without dying. I have had them three years myself; and 

 I learn from a correspondent that he has had them as long as nine! 



32. T. cratcegi. — Rare. A few larva! taken at Playford. I think the best 

 way to find it is to examine the hawthorn hedges with a lantern in May 

 and June. 



N.B. — The larva of this insect is polyphagous. I have seen it upon birch, 

 hazel, hawthorn, and crab. It is very fond of sunning itself. The egg is 

 laid in the autumn, and does not hatch till spring. It is of a rich chesnut 

 colour, paler at the base, which is flattened. When looked at through a 

 glass it reminds one very much of a ripe acorn, It is covered with the down 

 of the parent moth. For the eggs, from which the description and that of 

 L. monacha are taken, I am indebted to the kindness of Mr. Rodgers, of 

 Rotherham. (C.) 



33. P.populi. — Common. The larva of this insect varies much in size and 

 appearance. It is flat and depressed, lying at full length upon the trunks 



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