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by the Museum of Harvard College, in Cambridge, excepting some vol- 

 umes which were retained for his own use by Dr. J. L. Leconte, at whose 

 instance the purchase was made. 



His collection is also in the Museum, having been bought first by Dr. 

 Lewis, of Philadephia, and from him by the late R. Crotch, who sold it 

 to the Museum. A great part is in Leconte's collection, andean be recog- 

 nized at once by the numbers on the pins in Zimmermann's hand-writing. 



He was an unwearying worker. In 1842, he wrote to Harris that he 

 was occupied with a systematic arrangement of the Lamellicorns, and 

 wanted Echiurus and Goliath for study. In April, 1844, he writes again 

 to Harris : " I have almost finished my chapter on Lamellicorns." 



(To be Continued.) 



NOTES FOR COLLECTORS VISITING THE PRAIRIES AND 



ROCKY MOUNTAINS. 



BY GAMBLE GEDDES, TORONTO. 



Now that the winter is well advanced and before many weeks are 

 over spring will be upon us, it reminds me of many enquiries made 

 during the last few years about the localities and dates of diurnals cap- 

 tured by me in the North-west in 1883 ^.nd 1884. These particulars are 

 nearly all to be found at the National Museum of the Geological Museum 

 at Ottawa, but for the benefit of those who may be visiting the North- 

 west with a view to collecting diurnals, I propose to give such informa- 

 tion about the rarest species as my notes supply, and as my limited time 

 will permit. 



Beginning with June loth, 18S3, at Brandon, N. W. T., I find 

 Fhyciodes carlota Reak. was taken, and Lycceua afra W. H. Ed. 



June i2th, Fort EUis. — Erebia ej> i/> sodea Butl. was in beautiful con- 

 dition. 



June 15th, Medicine Hat.— Co/ias Satdderli % and Colias Christina 

 $ , Ccenonympha inornata. 



June 29th. — C. Christina ^ plentiful, C. Astrcea $ (?) one specimen 

 or two. 



June 30th, Calgary. — Chionobas varuna, Satyr us var. boopis, Lycceua 

 a/ra, L. anna, L. a?nyn.ttila, L. rustica, L. scepioltis, C. ochracea and 

 inornata; of Colias four varieties, viz.: C. Edwardsii, C. Scudderii, 



