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typical Calliniorpha dom inula turned up, and An/ynnis ar/lam in 

 abundance. The next day I took a walli up the south side of the 

 parish (I cannot use the word village for the parish of Macugnaga 

 consists of about ten little scattered villages, if such they can be 

 called), with the final object of the Belvedere, i.e., the green alp 

 running into the Monte Rosa glacier and splitting it into two 

 tongues designated by the names Macugnaga and Monte Rosa 

 glaciers. The hay meadows were being cut with great rapidity, 

 with the consequence that no butterflies beyond the commoner 

 species were seen, but in the stony bed of the stream my 

 eyes were gladdened by various species. Poli/oinmattis hylas was 

 not uncommon, the general colour being deeper blue than usual, 

 though one large specimen was of a brdliant lustrous tone. Cyaniris 

 semian/us also was fairly plentiful, the females as abundant as the 

 males. The commonest Erebia here was E. yoante, and I found it 

 easy to catch — quite different from the same species on the sun-burnt 

 slopes of the path up towards the Moro Pass. E. liyea and F.. enryale 

 were flying together here also, but not in any special abundance, 

 whilst E. ceto also frequented the sides of the stream. As I made 

 my way in the green Alp (the Belvedere), largely covered with 

 rhododendron, but little was on the wing, and I returned to the hotel 

 in a discontented frame of mind. The next two days I devoted to the 

 Moro side, exploring about a third to half-Avay up the pass, but the 

 higher parts were unproductive, though lower down, just about the 

 tree limit, the number of specimens, if not of species, was very 

 plentiful. Heodes riryaureae, females, as also males, were abundant, 

 the latter a nuisance almost, but the females were very fine, including 

 many nicely radiated forms with a series of blue dots on the 

 secondaries. The colour of these in all cases was about midway 

 between typical specimens and the form var. zermattensis, rather nearer 

 the former than the latter. Erehia epiphron was common, as also was 

 E. melanipus, but all the specimens were of the variety audetica. E. 

 nmi'stra was rare, but /'-'. tyndarus common everywhere ; among the 

 hot rocks E. goante loved to spread out her velvety wings, and was 

 very clever in avoiding the net, dipping just below the ring of the net 

 in so graceful a way that though occasionally exasperating, it was 

 very lovely to see her sail away. Among these rocks, and on the dry 

 sandy path, Aryynnis niohe var. crin would also love to sun themselves, 

 though generally they were much too busy with the flowers on the 

 steep slopes on either side. All that I took were of the eria form,, and 

 I did not see one typical specimen, var. eris being very common. Once 

 I stood on a vantage point enjoying the sight of the fleecy clouds 

 around one of Monte Rosa's peaks — How the clouds change up there! 

 they are always coming up from the Italian side and hovering around, 

 except in the early part of the day, when one rarely sees the range 

 clear for more than a few minutes at a time, there they are, ever 

 changing their form, and so light that the mountain side is seen 

 through them, adding wonderful beauty to the scene. But to return — 

 my eyes wandered from the mountain peak to the earth below, to the 

 mass of flowers at my feet, and at last they rested on a beautiful bush 

 of very unusual form and colour, so I made my way down the slippery 

 slope with extra care so as not to disturb whatever it might be, for 

 I felt sure there must be more than flower there, and I was glad to 



