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rain, l)iit on tbe third occasion we were more fortnnate, and when the mists 

 cleared at intervals, obtained wonderfnl views of the crater and the lake within 

 it. Our time being so limited, we were only able to traverse the best of the 

 ground, and no different birds were added to the collection. The entire absence of 

 butterflies, with the exception of a few common species, was ver}' disappointing. 

 No doubt, had we been able to spend June, July, and part of August in the 

 Azores, some interesting insects wouhl have been captured, but the season in these 

 backward islands is at least a month behind that of the south of England. I 

 showed one or two Portuguese gentlemen how to collect butterflies and moths, and 

 since my return to England have snpi)lied them with the necessary collecting gear. 



A WOOil of I'l'ljlilo 



, San Miguel. 



In this way it is hoped we may eventually receive valuable species, which we were 

 unable to obtain. 



The 29th of May saw all our collections packed, and after settling u]) our 

 affairs, and calling on the Civil Governor and other kind friends, we went on 

 board the Funchal, en route for Madeira. 



As the steamer waited at Terceira for a whole day, we hired a boat, and 

 were rowed out to the Goat Islets, about four miles from Angra. It had 

 been too rough during our previous visit to land there, but the sea was uow 

 fairly calm, and we scrambled ashore without much difficulty. Several of the 

 Mediterranean Shearwaters were already nesting, and we secured eggs; but the 

 only other sea-birds breeding were the Lesser Black-backed Gull and the Common 

 Tern. At Santa Maria we paid a. similar flying visit to the little island of Villa, 



