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drowned. After a length of time (during which his widow is consoled by the attentions 

 of one Captain iMcBride) he is fished out in a dilapidated condition ; and, from the pockets 

 and other recesses of his clothing, a number of fat eels are taken. Same of these are 

 cooked for the lady's supper. And this is what she says of them : 



" Eels a many I've ate ; but any 



So gi)od ne'er tasted before ! 

 They're a fish, too. of which I'm remarkably fond ! 

 So pop Sir Thomas as^ain in the pond — 



Poor dear ! HeHl catch us some more." 



The man, who could imagine such a termination to a useful and honorable career, 

 ought to have been one of the crew of the " Nancy Brig," but not the ' long and weedy '' 

 survivor ! . 



THE SEASON OF 189:3. 



By Rev. Thomas W. Fyles, F L.S , South Quebrc. 



The season of 1893, though it opened somewhat later than usual, has been a favor- 

 able one for entomologists. Diurnals in the early part of it were particularly abundant. 

 My first capture of any kind was made on the 13th of April, when I captured a fine 

 specimen of U/eus satyricus Gr., in a window of the cliurch at Rawdon, P. Que. 



After this came a cold spell ; and Chionohas Jutta, Hub., which usually appears on 

 the 1st of June, did not show itself till the 3rd. Ou this date I saw three specimens. 

 On the 7th Mr. H. H. Lyman and I found it in perfection and in fair numbers. The 

 improved drainage of the sourrounding jjroperties is affecting the swamp at Bergerville m 

 which this species is taken — it is not nearly so wet as it was in former years. 



The first specimens of Neonympha Eurytris, Fabr. (Fig. 18) that— as far as my 



knowledge extends — have been captured in the vicinity 

 of Quebec, were taken at St. David's by Mr. Hanham 

 on July 1st. This species is not uncommon at Montreal. 

 Dtbis Pori^cmc/ia, Fabr., appeared in this neighborhood 

 in the 1st week of July and continued through the month. 

 I have seen worn specimens of the species as late as the 

 2nd week of August. 



Salyrus Nephele, Kirby, first showed itself on July 

 18th, and very dilapidated specimens of it were to be seen 

 as late as August 31st. 



Fapilio Turnns, Linn. (Fig. 19) was remarkably 

 plentiful early in the season. I had wondered in former years that it should be abundant 

 at Quebec, seeing that so few apple-trees grow ia the vicinity. The mystery was solved 

 when I found the larvae feeding on Amelanchier Canadensis which is abundant here. 



(Edemasia concinna, A. & S. (Fig. 20) which in the Eastern Townships feeds upon 

 the apple, feeds upon the bramble at Quebec. The larvte in their early stages lie clustered 

 on the under-side of the leaves, and thus escape notice. I found a batch of them on Aug. 

 5th and took them to my home, where 1 fed them alternately on bramble and apple. 

 They fed with avidity upon both and throve equally upon them. They attained their 

 growth (Fig. 21) and went into cocoon among dead leaves on the surface of the earth. 



Another apple-tree feeder that has to change its diet at Quebec is Platysamia 

 Cecropia, Linn. It feeds on the soft maple (Acer ruhrum) and also, I am inclined to 

 think, on the alder. Last autumn I fouad two cocoons ( Fij;. 22) of the species in the midst 

 of an alder swamp, far from tree or shrub of any other sort. 



In the Society's 23rd Report I recorded my first captures, on the Heights of Levis, 

 of Coliaa interior, Scud. They were made in the month of September. This year I 

 watched carefully for the appearance of a summer brood. It came in July. I took on& 

 or two specimens at St. David's on the Ist of the month, and on the 6th the insect was o^t 

 in increased numbers. It was gone by the end of the month. As I have said the autuJ^^^- 

 brood of Interior appears in September. 



