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very fine form, already mentioned as occurring at Barcelona ; 

 then came Euchloe euphenoides, very fresh and fine, the males 

 preponderating largely over the females ; next, in point of num- 

 bers, Lyccena astrarche, L. icarus, L. coridon, Leptidia sinapis, 

 Melitcea athalia, Pararge cegeria, P. megcera, P. mcera, and Melan- 

 argia syllius, The road was flanked on our left with huge over- 

 hanging pudding-stone rocks, and on the right stretched away a 

 rich warm-coloured panorama of alternating broken ground 

 and cultivated fields, terminating with the limitless horizon of 

 the sea. 



So attractive was this route, so soft the air, and so delightful 

 the intervals of shade afforded by the trees which here and there 

 intercepted our view across the plains, that we decided to devote 

 to it our third and last day also. On this occasion we extended 

 our walk for about a couple of miles beyond the convent, and 

 were rewarded with a few solitary examples of Colias edusa, 

 Limenitis Camilla, Vanessa poly chloros, Thecla ilieis, and others. 



Near the convent was an excellent little restaurant, where we 

 obtained an omelette, cutlets, bread and cheese, cherries, and 

 delicious peaches brought up that morning from an orchard 

 down below, with a delicious red wine and coffee, for the ridiculous 

 sum of Is. 6d. apiece. On our way home we were treated to a 

 line specimen of a mountain thunderstorm, and got fairly 

 drenched, but in a quarter of an hour the sun was out as hot as 

 ever, and we had walked ourselves dry by the time we reached 

 the monastery. The next morning (June 16th) we returned by 

 an early train to Barcelona. 



The butterflies taken at Montserrat were as follows : — Aporia 

 cratcegi, L. ; a few. Pieris rapce, L. ; fairly common near the 

 monastery. P. daplidice, L. ; one fine male. Euchloe euphe- 

 noides, Stgr. ; male very abundant, female scarce. Leptidia 

 sinapis, L. ; common. Colias edusa, F. ; occasionally. Gonepteryx 

 cleopatra, L. ; not common. Limenitis Camilla, Schiff. ; two or 

 three specimens. Pyrantels atalanta, L. ; one specimen. Vanessa 

 poly chloros, L. ; one very fine specimen, just emerged, June 14th. 

 Melitcea aurinia var. iberica, Obth. ; the most abundant butterfly 

 on the wing, and for the most part in much better condition than 

 those taken at Barcelona. M. cinxia, L. ; two specimens, paler 

 than English examples. M. athalia, Eott. ; fairly common. 

 Melanargia syllius, Hbst. ; occasional worn specimens. Pararge 

 cegeria, L. ; fairly common. P. megcera, L. ; fairly common. 

 P. mcera, L., gen. aestiv., Hb. ; one only, a very beautiful form, 

 in which the fulvous area of both wings is much larger ; appa- 

 rently a connecting-link with megcera. It occurs also at Vernet 

 and in the Cevennes, and replaces the type in both places. 

 Ccenonympha arcania, L. ; a few. Lyccena argus, L. ; three or 

 four specimens. L. icarus, Rott. ; fairly common — one interest- 

 ing variety. L. escheri, Hb. ; occasionally. L. bellargus, Rott. ; 



