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In the afternoon, I tried again the steep grassy heights on the right 

 bank of the Visp, finding a few small meadows still uncut. Many 

 worn Erebias occurred, but nothing worth climbing after. 



The 17tli, giving promise of grand weather, we took our long-talked- 

 of climb up the Gornergrat. Ascending through the wooded slopes, 

 no insects were seen, tiae road being mostly in shade, and the grass 

 covered with dew. At the summit itself, four Pontia calUdice were 

 seen, and vigorous attempts were made to net them, to the amusement 

 of the crowd of tourists who stood closely packed on the very small 

 spot of ground from which the best views are obtained of the Gorner 

 glacier, and the mountains from which it and its tributary-glaciers 

 originate. These P. callidice, however, persisted in flying over the 

 precipitous edge, from which there was a cleai- drop of a couple of 

 thousand feet to the glacier beneath. The enormous extent of 

 glaciers and snow-covered peaks to be seen in all directions, with the 

 green Nicolaithal and Zermatt, 5000 feet below us, formed an 

 entrancing sight, which glued us for two hours to the Gornergrat 

 (although Ave were icy-cold). However, we at last had to make a 

 move, and, on the return journey, found Brenthia pales abundant and 

 mostly in good condition the whole way down from the Gornergrat 

 station to the Riftelalp Hotel. Nothing else was seen but a few Krebia 

 tiindariis, one Poh/oiiniiatti.'i orbiti(liis, and one P. pheretes. 



From the Riffelalp, instead of descending directly to Zermatt, we 

 took the longer way home by the Findelen Valley and Glacier, a very 

 beautiful walk ; but the sun being by this time (middle afternoon) off 

 the valley, nothing else was seen with the exception of Cnliaa hyalc 

 near the Findelen Hotel. 



On the 18th, I revisited the Zmutt Valley, the weather being fair 

 for collecting. A few Heodes rin/aiircae var. zennattenuls, some males 

 of the same species, and a few very fine 9 MeUtafa didt/Dia on patches 

 of thyme by the side of the path (the males were worn) ; abundant 

 fresh F/pimphelelycaon, Li/caena avion var. itbscura ( 2 ) in fair condition, 

 and one very worn Norduiannia ilicis were the chief captures. A very 

 nice light form of Paranjc maera was taken. The 19th was very dull 

 and produced no insects. 



On the 20th we ascended the Schwarzee ; the sun was very bril- 

 liant, so much so that, in the afternoon, the streams all appeared very 

 turbid and swollen, whereas in the morning they were clear and of 

 normal size. At the beginning of the Zmutt \'alley, a brood of 

 Aiiriaden cori/don appeared to be emerging, and good Colias cdtisa were 

 taken. The carpet of flowers previously noted had been taken pos- 

 session of by a couple of cows ; naturally, all the insects had tied. 

 Kpinephele lycaon were very worn, hardly any being worth taking ; no 

 more Mclitaea didijina or tlcodes rin^aiireae were seen, although Pai- 

 nasauis apollo was flying freely. We crossed the river by the upper 

 bridge, but found nothing of any note until we came to the steep 

 slopes just past Hermattje. Here we had some very good exercise, 

 running up and down after ( 'nlias pincowone, which appeared plentiful 

 and kept rising from the grass, often in pairs, always at a little 

 distance up or down the steep slopes. These proved to be mostly worn 

 specimens. I should say these slopes are very good ground for (/. pJiico- 

 vione, a fortnight or so earlier in the season, as also for Brenthis pales, 

 which was very abundant, but worn. IssuHa lathnnia seemed to be 



