IQOl] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 199 



Bright and early the next morning I started for the Natural 

 History Rooms on University Street. The collection there was 

 not what it should be, I am sorry to say, being in poor condi- 

 tion and small in numbers ; but, alas, how often we find the 

 same state of affairs here in the States, where the Directors of 

 Museums neglect Entomology for less important collections. 

 As Mr. Alfred Griffin, the curator, is a very agreeable gentle- 

 man to meet, I felt repaid for my visit in spite of my disap- 

 pointment at not seeing more " material." 



McGill University is beautifully situated under the shadow 

 of Mt. Royal. In the Redpath Museum, one of the handsome 

 college buildings, are no less than four collections. 



The D' Urban collection is in fair condition, considering its 

 age, and consists entirely of North American material, and is 

 contained in 9 drawers. 



The Pearson collection fills 28 drawers. The insects are 

 well spread, but are a mixed lot of Lepidoptera, though the 

 greater part are North American. 



The Bowies' collection is well arranged, and is kept in 39 

 cases with glass tops. As in the preceeding, North American 

 Lepidoptera predominate. The Catocalse are well represented, 

 and among the varieties I noticed Lcpiscsia fiavofasciata and 

 Hcpialus thulc. The latter moth is strictly local and " flies be- 

 tween 8.10 and 8.25 on the evenings of July nth, i2th and 

 1 3th," so I was informed by one of the enthusiasts. 



Fourth and last is the Denton collection, which consists of 

 500 exotics, beautifully mounted in the Denton tablets. This 

 makes a very handsome appearance, and is a great addition to 

 the Museum. 



By kindness of Mr. Winn, I next saw the collection of Mr. 

 H. H. L/ynian, who was in Europe at the time of my visit. 

 This was indeed a magnificent collection of North American 

 material. It was particularly rich in the genera . //;' ynui* and 

 ( 'Iiionobas, and showed great care in mounting, labeling, etc. 

 It occupies about 60 drawers. 



The Montreal Branch held their monthly meeting one week 

 earlier than the regular date, so that I might be present, a 

 compliment which I very much appreciated. Before the meet- 

 ing, which was held at Mr. Whin's residence, I had a hasty 



