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Loweia dorilis, quite fresh and in abundance, Lwienitis sibylla, in very 

 fair condition, and Ai/riades coridon, just emerging. I noted that the 

 A. iris and L. sibi/lla taken on this day were ahiiost perfect compared 

 with the passe specimens I had met with during the past week in the 

 Mooswald near Freiburg. 



I went on to Schaffhausen on July 17th, some mile and a half 

 from Neuhausen, and spent a short time at the Museum, where there 

 is a small collection of local Lepidoptera in very fair condition. From 

 here I was directed to the " scharrensumpf," a large reservoir, with 

 the remains of a marsh around it, about two miles from the museum. 

 There I took Hirsiitina daiiion, but on some better ground behind and 

 above a few farm houses to the right of the " seharrensumpf," away 

 from Schaffhausen, I took I'apiUo machann, Colias hijale, H, danion^ 

 Ai/riades coridon, and saw a line specimen of A. iris and several more 

 P. wacliaon. 



July 18th was a dull, wet morning, but the sun got out at mid- 

 day, and I crossed the Rhine and collected on the south bank of the 

 river. Here I caught a Lycaenid which I did not recognise at first, 

 but subsequently concluded it was a fine specimen of Evercs anjiades. 

 A fine A. iris was seen but not captured, and L. dorilis was obtained 

 in plenty. My return was by way of Schaffhausen, crossing the Rhine 

 again by the old town bridge. The following day was a blank, for it 

 rained the whole time. 



The morning of July 20th was fine, and, among other things, I 

 found on a tree-trunk a male and a female I'siliira vionacha. The 

 female obligingly laid me a large batch of ova, which I am keeping for 

 next spring. As rain came on again at mid-day I had to give up and 

 return to the hotel. In the afternoon I left Neuhausen for Strassburg, 

 which I reached about eight o'clock. It was interesting to see the 

 remains of the many forts near Strassburg, and reminded one of the 

 war of 1870. A walk later on through the town was very interesting, 

 though unfortunately for me the cathedral was not open at this hour, 

 and I had to content myself with admiring the fine exterior. After 

 spending another night in the train I reached Brussels on the morning 

 of July 21st. The day was spent in seeing the attractions of the city, 

 in attending the grand services in the cathedral, and enjoying the 

 festivities of the National Fetes of Belgium. I did no more collecting, 

 although I had intended, had I had more time, to visit the Foret des 

 Soignies and the Field of Waterloo. The same evening I left Brussels, 

 reaching London early the next day, after a very pleasant and more 

 varied holiday than usual. 



In conclusion ] must express my hearty thanks to Mr. B. Warren 

 for maps and localities for the Freiburg district and the excellent 

 notes on Hinterzarten which have appeared in the pages of this 

 magazine by the Rev. G. Wheeler. 



Collecting Orthoptera in the Caucasus and Transcaucasus. 



(U'itli two platen:.) 



MALCOLM BURR, D.Sc, F.E.S. 



[Species marked * have not apparently been previously recorded from the 



Caucasus.] 

 The mighty range of the Caucasus, stretching its huge crest for 

 950 miles, from the Sea of Azov to the Caspian, rearing its snow-clad 



