230 MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES. 



summer-house. One fine (or probably wet) day or night, the nest and all 

 that it contained fell down, but the fall was partly broken by a table 

 on the middle of the floor. It proved only to have one young bird in 

 it. nearly fledged. The parent, or parents, continued to feed it in 

 this situation, and in due time it became able to fly, and got away. — 

 F. O. Morris, Nunburnholme Rectory, August 17th., 1857. 



Clouded Yellow Butterfly, (Colias edusa.) — I had the good luck this 

 morning to capture a fine specimen of this butterfly, and saw another but 

 lost it. I have never heard of nor seen it in this district before, and I 

 see from Mr. Morris's valuable work on "British Butterflies," that it is 

 rare in Scotland. — W. G. Gibson, Dumfries, August 17th., 1857. 



Xanthia Silago. — On the 5th. of August, Instant, Marmaduke C. F. 

 Morris found a fine specimen of this moth in our orchard. This date is, 

 I fancy, an uncommonly early one for its appearance; the usual time 

 seems to be not until September. — F. 0. Morris, Nunburnholme Rectory, 

 August 17th., 1857. 



Fouf Days' Collecting in the Neighbourhood of Dorhing. — SxAy 5th. — 

 In addition to those already mentioned in the August No., I took 

 Helveola, and eight larvae of Verbasci, (The Mullen.) 11th. — Forty- 

 eight T. pastinum, (Black-neck;) six Helveola, (Flat Lackey;) two 

 liussula, (Clouded Buff;) twelve Angustalis, (Silver-dotted Nettle Trap;) 

 six Gcecimaculana; four Cespitana; and eight larvse of Lychnitis. 18th. — 

 Ten Black-necks, fifty Flat Lackeys, four Abietaria, (Satin Carpet;) four 

 Willow Beauty, six Tissue, and twenty-four larvae of Lychnitis. 25th. — 

 Forty-eight Flat Lackeys, six Satin Carpets, and fifteen larvae of Lych- 

 nitis. — James Gardner, 52, High Holborn, London. 



T. allantiforme, (White-Belted Clear Wing.) — I have just added a fine 

 specimen of this insect to my private collection, which, I believe, is the 

 fifth specimen known. Possibly some of the readers of "The Naturalist" 

 could enumerate more. Stainton's "Manual" only records a single capture. 

 — Idem. 



Butterflies. — The present season is very prolific in insect life. Seldom 

 have we seen the Peacock Eye and Red Admiral in such abundance in this 

 district. A specimen of the Clouded Yellow, [Colias edusa,) was captured 

 a few days ago in Kirkmahoe; and on Tuesday seven were taken, and a 

 good number more seen, near Glencaple Quay. As there is only one 

 recorded capture of this "Favourite of Entomologists" in Scotland, we 

 hope some of them may escape the ruthless net of the collector; and we 

 may soon be able to look on it as one of our local species. — Dumfries 

 Herald. September, 4th., 1857. 



