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he kindly replied (in lit., 15th March, 1909) :—‘‘I can say that 
of my own knowledge I never had any ichneumons from New 
Zealand or any other country in my possession. If I had taken 
them out of any box of foreign insects, I am sure I should have 
marked them so: I am very ‘particular on such points. I should 
have told you if I had any doubt. My impression is that they 
were some I took in the New Forest; but I say this with reserve, 
as it is only a guess.” We must, nevertheless, regard them as 
antipodean, and suppose they had found their way into Mr. 
Gorham’s collection from some of the numerous boxes he so 
frequently receives of Malacoderma from all parts of the world. 
NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS. 
A Morning at AMELIE-LES-Bains, PyrintzEs ORIENTALES.— 
Arriving here in the afternoon of April 6th, a short walk showed that 
the season was not so far advanced as it usually is at Hyéres at this 
date. The blackthorn was in full bloom, only an early bush here and 
there going over. Almonds apparently over, but peaches in full 
flower; cherries, some fully out, but many only just in bud. Here 
and there plums and pears in flower, some patches of lupins flower- 
ing; but for the most part things had a very bare wintry aspect; a 
sharp but hardly cold wind helped me to regard things as a little in- 
clement. The snow on the Canigou was very low down. The highest 
point is not apparently visible from Amelie-les-Bains, and the outline 
is somewhat irregular; still the lofty snowy slopes dominating the 
landscape, whenever it formed part of it, compelled us to recognize a 
certain resemblance to the view of Etna from Taormina before its 
winter snows are melted, but the smooth conical outline of Etna 
gives it a majesty less obvious in the Canigou. On the 7th the 
weather was perfect, with little or no wind. A walk up the sunny 
side of the valley of the Teche showed that a good many butterflies 
were already on the wing. gerva was very frequent, and was the 
only species that was certainly going over, not one specimen in fair 
condition being seen. H. meg@ra was more common, females scarce, 
males generally but not always somewhat worn. P. rape was com- 
mon, but P. manni was not detected. L. argiolus was frequent, 
generally worn; L. baton in fine condition, just coming out. Several 
A. lathonia were seen, of rather small size, one very small ; several 
C. edusa were seen, but not taken; S. cleopatra was not very com- 
mon, but afforded its welcome and brilliant contribution to the land- 
scape not unfrequently. P. fersthameli was frequently seen; a habit 
of assuming that P. podalirvws was not worth catching, and in any 
case could be got in any numbers if required, may account for the 
circumstance that seeing it and catching it proved to be by no means 
synonymous. A single specimen of L. celtos was taken ; no tree or 
plant of Celtzs australis could be found, but one or two were after- 
wards found close to the hotel. L. sinapis, P. daplidice, V. 10 and 
P. atalanta, and S.alcee complete the list of insects seen, No speci- 
