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what he could hope to get over dry, walked through, the depth of water and 

 mud being about five feet. We had scarcely got into the sedge, and were 

 going on in line, when up flew a Short-eared Owl, (Stricc Irachyotos;) and at 

 the report of the gun another appeared from the same spot. They both fell; 

 and such eyes — superbly magnificent. Having put some cotton-wadding in 

 their throats, and re-loaded our guns, we again advanced, and presently one 

 of our party flushed another, and as soon as that fell, a fourth arose to share 

 the fate of its predecessors. 



In both instances the male was the first to fly; and of the second pair, he 

 was of a much more mealy appearance than these birds usually are They 

 annually breed in the fen, laying four or five pure white eggs, and from their 

 forward state on dissecting them, I should say they are very early breeders. 



Finding nothing more, with the exception of a Water-Ruil, we returned to 

 dine quite elated with our day's sport. 



"Oh! who would cast, and hahuico at a desk, 

 Porch' d liki! a Crow upon a threc-lcgg'd stool. 

 Till all his juico is dried, aud all his joints 

 Are full of chalk? But let mc live my life." 



Tennyson. 



Emmmmel College, Cambridge, March Sth., 18o2. 



THE LEPIDOPTEROUS INSECTS OF MIDLOTHIAN. 



BY DR. W. H. LOWE, F. R. S-, ED., ETC, 

 AND R. F- LOGAN, ESQ., M- U. P. S-, ED. 



(Coiitinncd from page 128. J 



GEOMETR.E. 



Geometra, Linn — papilionaria : Eoslyn, Mr, Duncan; rare. 



Metrocampa, Lot.... — margaritaria : common in woods. 



EUopia, Steph...... — fasciaria: Kirknewton, Mr. Logan; Corstorphine Hill, 



Dr. Lowe. 

 Ourapteryx, Leach.. — Sambucaria: Mr. Duncan; rare. 



Rumia, Dup — Ci'atoegaria : everywhere. 



Ennomos, Dup — lunaria: Dr. Greville. 



" " — illunaria: Duddingston, Mr. Logan; Balgreen, Dr. Lowe. 



Odontopera, Steph.. — bidentaria: Duddingston, Mr. Logan; Balgreen, Dr. Lowe. 

 Crocallis, Tr — elinguaria: Duddingston, Mr. Logan; Musselburgh, Mr. 



J. Howden; Balgreen, Dr. Lowe. 

 Himera, Dup — pennaria: Duddingston, Mr. Logan; Balgreen, Dr. LoAve; 



rare. 



Macaria, Curt — lituraria: Corstorphine Hill, Dr. Lowe; scarce. 



Halia, Dup — Vauaria: common. 



Fidoiiia, Steph — piniaria: common in fir woods. 



