10 THE entomologist's RECORD. 



at considerable altitudes ; on " Coleoptera round about Jerusalem," 

 by Mr. Swintou [Ent. Mo. Mikj., p. 156) ; on " The Coleoptera of 

 Madeira," by Dr. Cameron {Ent. Mo. Mag., p. 220), in addition to 

 descriptive papers which have appeared in the Transactions of the 

 Entomolofiical Society of London. 



Mention must be made here of an excellent local list printed in one 

 of the " Handbooks " issued by the Local Committee for the Glasgow 

 meeting of the British Association. This handbook was devoted to 

 the " Fauna, Flora and Geology of the Clyde Area," and contains lists 

 of all the various orders. The order Coleoptera was undertaken by Mr. 

 A. Fergusson. Copious references are given, and many notes of the habits 

 of local species, and, though the list is nothing like so complete as the 

 Chatham list of Mr. J. J. Walker, for instance, still it is very good, 

 and will prove invaluable to anyone collecting in the Clyde area. In 

 view of a remark''' on p. 380 of the Ent. Reconl, vol. xiii., it may be 

 well to point out that the British Association has nothing to do with 

 the preparation or printing of these handbooks. The work is entirely 

 undertaken by the Local Committee which is always formed in each 

 town where the Association meets. 



Looking back over the past year I think, in view of the above facts, 

 that we may fairly congratulate ourselves that it has been a period of 

 progress and general activity in the field of work we have considered 

 in this article — more especially in the wider view we all seem to be 

 taking of the true limits of our corner of the scientific Avorld. 



* Due entirely to the overwhelming ignorance of the Editor, for which we 

 apologise. Our remarks were based on the separata from the Handbook referring 

 to the " Macro-Lepidoptera," and the " Tenthredinidse " ; now that we are in 

 possession of the whole Handbook, and the facts of publication, and understand 

 completely the scope of the work undertaken be the Committee, we appreciate the 

 action that led to the limitation of the various lists. The Handbook, as a whole, 

 is an excellent one, although no part will be considered sufficiently full by the 

 specialists who wish to use it. — Ed. 



Three weeks in Spain. 



By (Mrs.) MAEY DE LA B. NICHOLL, F.E.S. 

 Arriving in Barcelona on May 8th, 1901, I found that my friend, 

 Mr. Witty, would not be free to start for Granada before the 14th. 

 This arrangement gave me several days in Catalonia, and I resolved 

 to make a short excursion to the Calclas de Maravilla, a place on the 

 railway, about fifty miles north of Barcelona, where there is a new 

 hotel and a nice well-wooded country. I should have much preferred 

 to explore the Mont Seny, a fine range of mountains about 5000ft. 

 high, and about twelve miles from Caldas de Maravilla, but the snow 

 was still lying on their summits, so it was too early for the high 

 ground, and I resolved to try the low, undulating slopes between 

 Mont Seny and the Mediterranean. Caldas de Maravilla is a nice 

 place, with hot springs, surrounded by rich, well-watered meadows, 

 and many cork woods, with pine clad, brooray hills to the eastwards, 

 and several rapid streams. Birds were abundant, but not butterflies ; 

 there was no quantity of anything out, and my bag was a very small 

 one, though the weather was tolerably fine, and I worked hard for 

 three days. I believe that I was about ten days too early for most 

 species, as every one assured me that butterflies swarmed about the 



