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on the dripping herbage. After continued climbing, when not far 

 below the cairn, at what must have been an elevation of little under 

 3000 feet, I trod up a specimen of Mi.vodia pahtstrana from the 

 Vacciniinn i)i>jrtilli(s growing in a sheltered spot. Subsequent search- 

 ing produced several more — rather dark richly coloured specimens— but 

 they were loath to fly, even though the mist had cleared away and the 

 sun was shining brightly. 



August 5th I spent collecting on the hills on the south-eastern shores 

 of Loch Kanuoch, and was rewarded with one or two specimens of 

 Melawpias {Eirbia)epi)iInon (I had previously taken this species in much 

 better condition on a mountain in Glen Lyon on July 27th). They 

 seemed to frequent chietiy the grassy spots which are often to be found 

 near a trickle of water on a heathery hillside, and here they flitted gently 

 about while the sun was shining. On the lower slopes Evniielesia 

 vnnorata was readily disturbed from the heather, and in one favoured 

 spot in an open pine-wood, by the shore of the loch, Craiiihiis vianjari- 

 telhis was common, and easily disturbed from the long rushes, in 

 company with Gbjphiptenjx thrasonella. On the next day I was pleased 

 to capture four rather worn specimens of Aricia astrarche var. 

 artaxerxes flying amongst rushes in a sunny meadow near Kinloch 

 Rannoch. 



The next interesting capture was Erebia aetJnnps, close to Loch 

 Hulan, in Strath Bran, Eoss-shire, on August 13th. Although the 

 afternoon was cold and windy, without a blink of sunshine, I disturbed 

 several specimens of this species from the long grass that was growing 

 in a slightly damp open space in a wood of small birch-trees. They 

 flew in a slow, heavy, undulating manner, but soon resettled on the 

 tall grass blades, off which several were boxed with the greatest ease. 

 Further on, in a similar locality, I noticed one or two specimens 

 resting on a head of ragwort growing by the roadside. 



The next day, spent at the North Cromarty Sutor, resulted in the 

 captuie of a specimen of Aiirutia restinialis resting near a rabbit-hole on 

 the sand}' clifTs, and several (Jiwp/ios ubsciiraria, which flew away in a 

 lively manner when disturbed from the gorse bushes or the shelter of 

 a rabbit hole. 



Other species taken at or near Swordale in August were Poecilo- 

 cltroina occiiltana, Peronea eowariana, Lijonetia clerckella, and at 

 Kincraig, Invergordon — Hydrocawjia stajpiata on the 17th, (Kcophova 

 fulriiinttclla beaten from a sallow bush on the 10th, and, from a larva 

 feeding on sallow in June, Depresmria conterwinella was reared early 

 in August. 



Daring November and the early part of December beating the tufts 

 of grass growing on walls, rocks, or the upturned roots of trees 

 produced, in addition to other hybernating species, specimens of 

 Depressor ia arenella, D. apjdana (in great abundance), 1). subpropin- 

 qtiella, Teleia liiiiiieralis, Graiilaria eloufidla, CoriHciiim sulphtirellum, 

 Cerostowa radiatrlla (exceedingly abundant in suitable places and 

 extraordinarily variable), and Lept(>;/ranniia literana, one specimen of 

 which was taken on November 16th. 



In conclusion, the following specimens, taken during 1908 and 

 1909, may be worth recording for their respective localities : — Ai/rotis 

 ni'jrircDis, a very dark and rather small specimen, reared in September, 

 1909, from a larva which was working havoc amongst the pansies in 



