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sat paired on the herbage. On a showery day they hung, like little 

 flags at half-mast, on the bents and heather with wings closed 

 and the fore covered by the hind wing. We hunted carefully for 

 females with blue on the upper sides, but among many scores 

 examined not more than four presented this feature. Dr. Keynes 

 took two with blue on fore and hind wings, and he and I both 

 have one with bkie at the base of the hind wings only. "We met 

 the species elsewhere in the Forest, but not in such numbers as 

 here. This was the only " blue " we met with there. 



Callophrys ruhi. A single, much-worn specimen taken 

 July 5 th. 



Zephyrus qnercus. We took a number, both males and 

 females, in beautiful order, from bracken fronds, under or near 

 oak trees, where they sat with closed wings, perhaps recently 

 emerged. 



Pieris napi. This was the only "white" which we saw in 

 any numbers in the Forest. I saw one or two P. hrassicce in 

 Brockenhurst, but, I think, not a single example of P. rapce, 

 though the species was so abundant elsewhere this summer. 



Gonepteriix rhamni was not abundant. I took a battered 

 specimen, probably of last year's brood, on July 5th, and a 

 beautifully fresh one, recently emerged, on July 11th. 



Dry as paphia. It was largely the hope of obtaining the 

 variety valesina of the female of this species which had deter- 

 mined our choice of the Forest for our hunting. The normal 

 form was in great abundance, many were widely dispersed, but 

 in certain sunny, sheltered places they had gathered in large 

 numbers to feed at the bramble flowers. The largest 

 assemblage that we saw was in a plantation where a ride, 

 fringed by thickets of brambles, crossed a small gnWy which 

 runs northward. The wind being easterly this was completely 

 sheltered. At a rough estimate I suppose there were about 

 300 examples oi paphia crowded on the simny side of the ride, 

 and all intent on feeding. From them I took three fine specimens 

 of the ? var. valesina. Of the 300 perhaps 100 were females, 

 which gives a proportion of valesina to the fulvous form of 1 in 

 about 30.* From a smaller assemblage, in a deep brambly ditch 

 cut by the fence of a plantation. Dr. and Mrs. Keynes took five 

 valesina, so they were there in larger proportion. On my last 

 ramble in the Forest I had captured so many examples (sixteen) 

 of valesina that I was glad to refrain from taking any more. 

 They were nearly all in exquisite condition, showing the iridescent 

 gloss on the wings to perfection. 



I am not sure that the features dift'erentiating valesi)ia from 

 the fulvous form of ? paphia are generally recognised. Lang f 



* A party of marsh-tits, busy in the trees above, were apparently quite un- 

 concerned with the insects below them. 

 t 'Butterflies of Europe,' p. 211. 



