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the sands of Biirrafirth, Nortli Unst, a specimen of Vanessa Antlopa passed within 

 five feet of uio ; unfortunately my net was not in striking condition, and I had the 

 unpleasant experience of seeing the creature sailing away from me. As thei'e was a 

 deep stream between me and the hills towards which it was flying I was not able to 

 follow it ; the wind was south-cast by east at the time, and the insect was going 

 with the wind. There is no doubt about the identity of the species, as I saw it 

 quite clearly, the white border being very evident. — James J. F. X. King, Balta 

 Sound, Unst, Shetland : August loth, 1901. 



Abundance of Li/ccBna argiolus near London. — Since the time that this species 

 practically i-einstated itself as a London insect it seems to have become more 

 common each succeeding year. In my small garden here, less than six miles from 

 London Bridge, it has been quite common since the last week in July. During 

 suitable weather one or more can lusarly always be seen on the wing. At this date 

 most of the males are much worn, but the females are still in good condition. It 

 lias occurred to me that most of the examples are of small size. — ^R. McLaohlan, 

 Lewisham, London : Augttst I'lth, 190L 



Oil the ovipoaition of Lycana Icarus. — Whilst walking over the cliffs yesterday 

 I noticed a ? Lyccena Icarus settle, and watching her was struck by a peculiar rota- 

 tory motion of her secondaries ; .she rose and flew a short distance, and as she settled 

 I dropped on the grass beside her, when the same peculiar revolving movement of 

 her hind-wings again occurred, and at the same time she raised her abdomen and 

 brought it down in a perpendicular position on to a little tuft of thyme, whereon 

 she deposited an egg. The curious motion of the hind-wings, coupled with the 

 perfectly perpendicular position of the abdomen, was new to me, and it may be 

 of interest to other of your readers.— Georgk T. Bethune-Baker, Tintagel : 

 July Ith, 1901. 



Notes on the Lepidoptera of the Breadalbane district of Perthshire.— I am 

 indebted to Mr. Kenneth J. Morton of Edinburgh for an introduction to the most 

 beautiful part of the United Kingdom which I have yet seen. The grandeur of the 

 scenery and the richness of the flora render the district a Paradise for Painters and 

 Botanists, but (or collectors of the M aero- Lepidoptera it is a disappointing one. 

 With the exception of Krehia epiphron, Ccenonympha fyphon, Bornhyx callunce, 

 Boarmia abielaria, and Emmelesia blandiata, 1 have only met with such generally 

 distributed species as Pieris napi, Cwnonympha pamphiius, Tanessn urticce, Ar- 

 gynnis aglaia, A. selene, Lyccena icarus, Aoidalia aversata, Cahera pusaria, 

 Fidonia atomaria, Larentia pectmitaria, Ypsipetes elutata, Melanthia albicillata, 

 Melanippe rivata, .h. montanata, Camptogranima bilineata, Odezia charophyllata, 

 Cramhus pratellus, C. pascuellus, C. tristellus, &c. Lyccena arta.verxes has been 

 taken in the neighbourhood by Mr. Morton, but I have not met with it, nor with 

 Dasydia obfuscata, Psodos trepidaiia, Fidonia pinetaria, Larentia Jtavicinctata, 

 Melanippe tristata, Carsia imbutata, or Crambus ericellu-i. The three last named 

 I have taken freely in Westmoreland, Cumberland or North Wales, and had they 

 occurred in the district I could hardly have overlooked them. Bv far the commonest 



