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the Tummel Falls Amoebe olivata, common, Crambus margaritellus, 

 and Erebia cethiops. There was a succession of sunless days when 

 this last species commenced to emerge, with much rain, and the 

 same unsettled conditions extended right through the month. 

 August 7th : Steganoptycha geminana very plentiful among Vac- 

 ciniuvi. August 9th : Gelechia acuminatella near Annet. August 

 12th : Ablabia osseana fairly common at the foot of Schiehallion. 

 August 16th : Mesoleuca bicolorata, ab. fimiosa, a few. August 17th : 

 Phloeodes crenana ; has much the same habit, so marked in Pcedisca 

 solaiidriana (which occurs here in thousands), of dropping or diving 

 to the ground when disturbed. Argynnis aglaia 9 $ plentiful in the 

 deer forest beyond the Allt Druidhe. August 18th : Polia chi in 

 plenty on walls. August 21st : Peronea caledoniana plentiful south 

 side of Loch, at a considerable elevation. August 23rd : Agrotis 

 dQbhli and Agrotis depuncta, both at ragwort. August 25th : On a 

 fence enclosing a small plantation of larch and pine, Lithomoia 

 solidagmis, not uncommon. August 27th: S^yhinx convolvuli 9, in 

 excellent condition, on a small batten near the Manse at Kinloch- 

 Eannoch. August 29th : Plusia 2ndchrina ionnd desi^d in a puddle; 

 near it a larva of Acronycta menyanthidis. September 3rd : On the 

 fence of a small enclosure a few Oporabia autumnata. Pcecilochroma 

 occultana netted. September 4th : A worn Stilbia anomala on a 

 pine trunk, and Ejitephria flavicinctata, the worse for wear. Aporo- 

 phyla nigra at sugar. September 12th : Peronea maccana, scarce, 

 tlying in the Black Wood of Eannoch. September 26th : Peronea 

 lipsiaJia bred from Myrica gale." 



To the Englishman whose collecting has been largely in the 

 Home Counties a trip to the Highlands is a splendid tonic. I found 

 that, though a sexagenarian, I was, without fatigue, able to do my 

 twenty measured miles in a day, and make (not on the same day) the 

 ascent of Schiehallion (3547 ft.) — not a small matter, as those who 

 have tackled the last stage, that chaos of boulders at the top, will 

 admit. It often happened that when I had stooped to pick up a few 

 twisted leav^es of Myrica, or anything else, I had an unsuspected 

 audience of twenty or more head of deer taking stock of me from a 

 distant ridge, and perhaps one or two mountain hares sitting bolt 

 upright but watchful, while the grouse were always with me. Then, 

 as to creature comforts, there was, if wanted, in addition to the 

 ordinary good wholesome Scotch fare, trout and salmon from the 

 loch and river, and occasionally home-grown venison, all of which 

 contributed to make life away from south-east Essex supportable 

 No raids i — F. G. Whittle, 7, Marine Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, 

 November 17th, 1917. 



Some Notes prom West Wickham. — Some notes respecting 

 the dates at which certain insects were noted or taken in the above 

 locality may be of interest, having regard to the seventy of the 

 earlier part of the year 1917. A. ascidaria was noted on a fence on 

 March 2nd, the insect apparently remaining in the same position for 

 three days. On the 22nd of the same montli -a, $ H. leiicophcearia 

 was seen drying its wings on the Eden Park fence, a further freshly 

 emerged example being seen on April 7th. On March 22nd a very 



