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which I had not noticed by clapping me on the shoulder and 

 pointing to it, at the same time uttering in a whisper, as if afraid 

 the insect would hear, the words " Esta ime grande, esta unc 

 grande, esta, esta, esta, esta," which were: "There is a large 

 one; there is a large one, there, there, there." If a small one 

 they would say ' ' esta chica, esta chica, ' ' and if a very small one, 

 " esta chicita, esta, esta, esta." 



The houses have the windows very low and protected by 

 gratings which extend out six or eight inches from the wall. The 

 boys often aided me by climbing upon these gratings and reaching 

 with the net a large specimen which had settled close up under 

 the projecting eaves. 



On one occasion, about twelve o'clock at night, a drunken 

 fellow with two or three companions came along, and grabbing 

 the handle of the net, he insisted on climbing the window grating 

 of the most palatial residence of the town for a large brown moth 

 which was high upon the wall. I remonstrated with him as best 

 I could, but no policeman being near he insisted on his point, 

 and I finally had to yield. Up he clambered, making noise 

 enough to be heard half a square away, and I fully expected to 

 see him shot by one of the occupants of the dwellings. How- 

 ever, he finally got within reaching distance of the moth, and 

 after several ineffectual attempts, during which he came near 

 falling, succeeded in getting it into the net, and brought it down 

 in triumph to me. I thanked him graciously, and, getting hold 

 of the net, quickly left the scene, although half a dozen desirable 

 specimens were in view. 



About 1 200 moths, representing 160 species, were taken during 

 my stay at Orizaba, but as yet little has been done towards 

 mounting or classifying them, and hence nothing is known as to 

 the number of rare forms taken. Among the larger ones were 

 numerous species of Sphingidce, some of which were exceedingly 

 abundant. Of these the largest species taken was Sphinx leuco- 

 phreataf, which expands seven inches. A number of its larvae 

 were taken from the trunk of a shrub which is extensively used 

 for hedges. When discovered they were stretched out side by 

 side on the trunk of the shrub, and were as close together as they 

 could lie. 



Four hundred Coleoptera, representing one hundred and 

 twenty-five species, were taken in the vicinity of Orizaba. As 



