12 THE KNTOMOLOGIST's RECOKD. 



Larva? were very plentiful. By be.ating and searching I obtained 

 the following: — Amphidasijs hetnlari'a and Xotodoiifa zicr.ac (lioth com- 

 mon and of all sizes) ; N. cdmeh'na aliout a dozen) ; N. dromechirins (2) 

 off alder ; N. dicUfoides (1) off birch ; D. cori/Ii (2) ; Eucosmia mididatd 

 (5) ; Hnlias prasinana (nd ///>.) ; Enpistcria hepnrtda (2) ; LitJiosia rubri- 

 coUis (common). Odontopera bidentata (a few) ; Bonrmia vohorarm 

 (tolerably common). The majority of the above I took in Ueechen 

 Lane, and the enclosure commonly known, I believe, by the euphoni- 

 ous name of " Jones's," and situated l)ehind the •' Crown and Stirrup." 

 I spent both Sundays at Bournemoutli with relatives. The ])leasuro 

 gardens there were l)right with flowers, but the only insects of a 

 lepidopterous nature that I saw were about 2 each of V. ntalanta and 

 V. urticce. On Monday the 19th Septem])er, I went to Swanage by 

 boat from Biiurnemouth to try for C. ednsn, which I was informed 

 Avould proljal ily be still common there on the way to Tilly Wliim caves. 

 The day ^\■as bright at intervals and ^varm ; Ijut I only saAv al)out a 

 <lozen, of which I was unable to capture more than two, owing to the 

 rough nature of the ground which Avas aliout half-Avay down the cliff. 

 These Iavo Avere lioth males in A-ery tine condition, one of them haA'ing 

 the pinkish bloom on the hind wings. I also saAv a fcAv V. at(d<mta, 

 V. car did and Lijco'iia learns ; all these Avere more or less Avoru, though 

 I took one A'cry fine and perfect male Icarus. This, Avith the tw^o 

 <'dnsa formed the Avhole of my catch, so tliat my \isit to SA\'anage 

 Avas not a brilliant success, entomologically speaking. 



One of the first things I noticed Avhen I got liack to London Avas 

 the anti(}ue and miserable appearance of Avhat foliage there Avas here, 

 and Avhat a contrast it made Avith Avliat I liad left l)e]iind. Tlie oaks 

 and Ijeeches in the Xcav Forest Avere in fine fVtrm, hardly a yellow leaf 

 to be seen, though the alders, birches, and chestnuts Avere beginning 

 to turn colour a little, especially in exposed situations. The salloAv 

 idso Avas mostly good, luit here and there a leafless l)ush Avas to be 

 seen. 



Such Avas my antiimnal holiday in the NeAv Forest, and I returned 

 home A'ery Avell satisfied. — C. Nicholson, 202, EA'ering Road, E. 



Practical Hints on the Arrangement of our Cabinets. — As 

 this season of the year affords the le])idoi)terist rather more than 

 Ills usual scanty share of leisure, the following fcAv hints may possibly 

 be read just now Avitli interest b}^ those Avho Avisely emltrace the ojipor- 

 tunity afforded them during the "dead" season, of re-arranging their past 

 captures, of extending their series Avhere practicalile, and, Avhat is ahvays 

 possible, studying symmetry and neatness, Avith the A-icAv that each 

 .season may see a nearer apj^roach to tliat perfection, Avliich, Avhilst vui- 

 <iljtainable in full, is yet A-ery closely aiiproached by many of our 

 Avell-knoAvn collectors, and Avhich, in its degree, should l)e the ideal of 

 cA'ery collector, Avorthy the name of such. Whilst not A\'ishing to detract 

 in any Avay from the laudable efforts of those numerous scientists who 

 liaA'e in the past issued S;^nionymic Lists and methods of Classification, 

 approA'cd by their OAvn study of arrangement, and all of Avhich haA^e many 

 points of merit and many ardent sup})orters, yet it ajjpears desirable that 

 each student should eml)ody in the arrangement of his oavu collection such 

 alterations as may be the result of the A-ery close study lirought to l>ear 

 in recent years upon indiAidual gTOups or families, by scientific ob- 

 servers Avho Avell deserA-e the title of " specialists," from the wonderfully 



