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shrubs, the many varieties of large grasshopper, and the 

 gorgeous coloured dragon-flies flitting about and killing 

 butterflies in a rather wholesale manner. 



All these insects are of such interest, that it is as 

 well to be provided with various appliances for carrying 

 them on the homeward journey. 



As sunshine and brightness prevail in Teneriffe during 

 the winter months, it is not necessary to choose a 

 " likely " day, as in England, in order to have a good 

 day's sport, indeed there seem to be more butterflies 

 on the wing on the days that are not too brilliant. On 

 the very sunshiny days the butterflies are about in the 

 greatest quantities in the early morning, retiring at noon 

 to more shady or sheltered spots. A nice quiet 

 sheltered little dell, covered with rough herbage and 

 cactus by the sides of the barrancos, is a very favourite 

 spot. The barrancos are dry river-beds, sometimes of 

 great extent, with large boulders and rocks thrown 

 about in wild confusion ; generally speaking they are 

 intersected by a path, up which one can ride or walk, 

 leading up the mountains to different villages and 

 hamlets. 



