ENTOMOtOGY OF ICELAND. ^73 



worthy of the name of pure science can be done. Assuming 

 what Mr. Carrington knows regarding the matter, I am not sur- 

 prised at his doubts. The failure to get sufficient subscribers for 

 a ' General Index to the Entomologist,' which is most urgently- 

 needed, is a proof that the individual does not see that he ought 

 to help, indirectl}^ those who make use of a work of this kind and 

 give the public the benefit of their work. If all who were 

 indirectly interested in this subject had subscribed, every reader 

 of our entomological journals would have sent in his name, 

 instead of finding an excuse not to do so. 



To return to the subject. I have not the remotest doubt that 

 if all those who are interested in " Variation " would subscribe, 

 and subscribe regularly, something might be done ; but at 

 present I am inclined to doubt whether many of the much- 

 interested parties would "pay for their whistle." I would 

 propose that if anyone would subscribe towards such an associa- 

 tion, they should send in their names to Mr. Carrington. It is 

 of no use for a few to do so, — everyone should do so, and a 

 comparatively small subscription would produce a large result 

 from a large number of members. Would 500 readers of the 

 * Entomologist ' subscribe 2s. 6d. per year, or 250 subscribe 

 5s. ? If so, a Council might at once be formed and the work 

 taken in hand, and I have but very little doubt a satisfactory 

 volume on the subject might be annually sent to subscribers, for 

 their money. 



ENTOMOLOGY OF ICELAND: NOTES UPON A VISIT 



IN 1889. 



By the Rev. F. A. Walker, D.D., F.L.S., &c. 



(Continued from p. 249.) 



SiGLUFJORDUR, August 3rd (lat. 66° 9' N., long. 18° 83' W.). 

 Siglufjordur, like Saudakrok, is situate on the beach, but is a far 

 smaller place, apparently only consisting of from fifteen to 

 twenty houses, and with far steeper hills in the background. 

 There are a few cottages also at the opposite side of this branch 

 of the fjord, and at the end of the said branch, at no great 

 distance, the surrounding hills are permeated by watercourses 

 descending from the ridges of snow near their summits and like- 

 wise fissured by ravines. It is more northerly than any place 

 that we stopped at in the whole course of our voyage, and is said 

 to be the most snowy bay in the country. Steam-whistle sounded 

 as a signal that the people may now bring their merchandise on 

 board. I took the opportunity of going ashore during the com- 

 paratively short time the steamer stopped here. Noticed one or 

 two Crambi, caught one Phrygania and three Calliphora. These 

 Biptera, along wiih Sarcopharja inortuorum were settled on a mass of 



