THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST 



the 18th I took a male of the very rare dragonfly Somatochlora 

 septentrionalis, and on 19th three males of Somatochlora hudsonica 

 — making nine species of the genus in nine days. This is be- 

 lieved to be the world's record. On the 19th, with Mr. Bowman's 

 assistance, I also took 60 Ccenagfion interrogatum, of which dragon- 

 fly but eight specimens had previously been taken, a long series 

 <S{ Somatochlora albicincta and a fine Euchloe aiisonides. 



Mr. Bowman, on the nights of 15th and 16th worked "light" 

 for months, and he and I collected at night together 17th, 18th 

 and 19th. Of the mass of material taken I will mention a few. 

 Six Neoarctia heani. This was somewhat of a surprise as we be- 

 lieved the insect a mountain-top species. Of the genus Auto- 

 grapha, the following: 1 mappa, 1 putnami, 1 excelsa, 2 flagellum, 

 4 orophila, 13 Euxoa mollis, 10 Phasiane ponderosa, 2 Hydriomena 

 perfracta, etc. At Nordegg also in May last Mr. Bowman took a 

 fine series of Spodolepis suhstriataria. 



But few varieties of birds were noted on the mountain, viz.: 

 eagles (both the golden and bald-headed occur there); a finch, I 

 think Spinus piniis, and the large grouse Dendragapus obscurus. 

 In the valley on 19th July Mr. Bowman and myself had a good 

 opportunity to observe an Arctic three-toed woodpecker, Picoides 

 arcticus. 



Mammals were very little in evidence on the mountain. I 

 saw what looked like a rather large chipmunk on the loose shale 

 where astarte dwells, one squirrel at the camp, and some deer 

 tracks near the top. I also heard a mountain marmot — the whistle 

 of which is unmistakable. Of course, bears, both grizzly and 

 black; bighorn sheep and goats all occur near Nordegg, but Coli- 

 seum would hardly be high enough for sheep or goats, and I cer- 

 tainly saw no signs of bear. 



Nordegg, as an entomological collecting ground, is rich and 

 virgin soil, and systematic work there for several years should 

 produce fine results. While the town is really a coal mining camp, 

 any collector would be made welcome, and Mr. Stuart Kidd, of 

 the Bighorn Trading Company, would, I am sure, arrange camping 

 facilities to meet any collector's requirements. 



