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commonly in the environs of the town. It was especially partial to fields 

 in which the oats had just been cut — not clover fields — and nearly all my 

 captures were effected in such places. On August 22nd, a very fine 

 sunny day, I saw nine or ten specimens of this beautiful butterfly, and 

 succeeded in taking four (males) in fine condition. I may remark that 

 during the railway journej' from Waterford to Passage West I observed 

 single specimens of the Clouded Yellow in widely different localities, viz., 

 Kilmeadan, Carrol's Cross, and Durrow, Co. Waterford ; Blarney, and 

 near Passage West, Co. Cork, which facts point to the wide distribution of 

 this butterfly in the South of Ireland during the present season. 



L. H. Bonaparte-Wyse. 

 Newcastle, Co. Down. 



Probable occurrence of Collas edusa In Co. Wexford. 



I have little doubt that this county may be added to the list of those 

 in which the occurrence of this butterfly has been recorded for the 

 present year by correspondents in the September number of the Irish 

 Naturalist. I have on two occasions recently seen butterflies which were 

 almost certainly of this species, but, as I. did not actually catch them, I 

 cannot well record the species positively. It has occurred in previous 

 years in this locality. 



G. E. II. Barrett-Hamilton. 



Kilmanock, Arthurstown. 



Collas edusa In Co. Wexford. 



On the 6th June I saw one of these butterflies for the first time near 

 the sea-shore, opposite to the Tuskar Lighthouse, flying at an immense 

 pace, but alighting at times on a small patch of short grass. Though 

 carefully looked for it was not seen again in this locality until the 23rd 

 July. It appeared within the limits of this place on the 30th and 31st 

 July, and a very good specimen of the male was captured by my eldest 

 daughter on the 9th August. Since then, and up to the present time, it 

 has been very frequently seen, both here and on the roads to the distance 

 of five or six miles inland, but, so far as my experience goes, not more 

 than one specimen was visible at a time. Residents in this neighbour- 

 hood do not recollect having seen the Clouded Yellow prior to this 

 year. My daughter has secured several good specimens, both male and 

 female. 



Edmund T. Bewxey. 



Ballytrent, Co. Wexford. 



BIRDS. 



White Wagtails In Co. Cork. 



Mr. W. T. Crawstay writes in the Zoologist for September that he 

 observed a specimen of Motacilla alba on the River Lee on April 20th. 

 The wind on April 15th, 16th, and 17th was N. and N.E- ; on 18th, 19th, 

 and 20th S. and S.W. 



