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than in that species. The apparent general relationship to dislocata 

 and calgary led me to expert to find that these might have hairy 

 eyes, but an examination of a considerable number of specimens 

 has failed to reveal any. 



622. N. bairdii Smith.— (Journ. N. Y. Ent. Soc. XVI, 84, 

 June, 1908). Described from a single female taken at High River 

 by Mr. Thomas Baird. I saw and took notes on it before Fletcher 

 recognized it in Mr. Baird's collection as something strange and 

 sent it to Smith. Smith says after the description: "There is no 

 very near ally to this species. It belongs obviously to the lubricans 

 series, and stands next atricincta, than which it is much larger, 

 quite different in ground colour and without the obvious transverse 

 lines. So far as they go, however, the lines in bairdii correspond in 

 position with those of atricincta.'' I saw the specimen for the 

 second time at Rutgers College, and noted that it was "rather like 

 a large digna. Possibly an ally of exuberans. Certainly not 

 atricincta." I have certainly never met with another specimen in 

 Alberta that could be this species. 



623. N. vocalis Grt.?— Banff, July 30th, 1910. N. B. Sanson. 

 In 41st Rept. Ent. Soc. Ont. for 1910 (page 10 of the "Record") 

 I erroneously recorded this specimen as vernilis. I corrected the 

 error in Ent. News, XXIV, 361, Oct., 1913, and on page 360 I 

 followed Dr. Dyar in citing planifrons and congrua as synonyms. 

 From my notes I judge my No. 623 to have been vocalis, though I 

 cannot be quite sure of it until I see the specimen again. It was 

 most certainly not vernilis. (q^v. No. 618). 



624. Chorizagrotis boretha Smith*. — (Journ. N.Y.Ent. Soc, 



XVI, 86, June, 1908). Described from three males and a female 



from Kaslo, B. C. I have seen a male and female type in the 



Rutger's College collection. A note after Smith's description 



states that it is allied to terrealis, and in a general way resembles 



perexcellens. I believe that the supposed relationship to terrealis 



was based on an erroneous identification of that species, and failed 



to notice any resemblance to perexcellens. I have two perfect 



females taken on my place here on Pine Creek, on Aug. 16th, 1901, 



and Aug. 27th, 1905, exactly alike, and beyond all doubt one 



species, which I have never yet succeeded in closely associating 



*Breeding results have now shown that Nos. 225 and 244 of this list are 

 one species, sordida Smith, and in all probability forms of boretha. 



