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if possible, some data which can be relied upon with some 

 sort of certainty as to what sort of night is likely to produce 

 a good haul of Lepidoptera. The sugar I used was always 

 about one half-pint of common black treacle, with about a 

 tablespoonful of rum ; and 1 always sugared the same 

 trees. 



1. Day fine, towards evening cloudy, with slight south- 

 west wind and heavy dew. A very fair number. 



2. Day dull and close, with very heavy tliunder-storm in 

 the middle of the afternoon, after which there was a brisk 

 wind from the west, A great number before the moon rose, 

 after which 1 found very i'ew. 



3. Day fine, with wind from the west, sky clear, and no 

 dew. Only three very common species. 



4. Day fine, with no wind, cool in the evening, and no 

 dew. Nothing at all except a few earwigs. 



5. Day fine, but dull towards evening, no dew, and a good 

 deal of wind. Very few of any kind. 



6. Very fine day, cloudy towards evening, with a slight 

 dew and gentle south-west wind. A moderate number. 



7. Very windy day, with alternating cloud and sunshine; 

 the wind dropped towards evening, and there was a slight 

 dew. About twenty specimens of common species. 



8. Very fine day, cloudy and close in the afternoon and 

 evening, with a slight west wind and dew. A great many of 

 all sorts. 



9. Very stormy and wet morning, which clear^-d up about 

 noon, and the wind dropped to a light breeze from the 

 west; the vegetation very wet with the rain in the morning. 

 Numerous species. 



10. Day rather cold and windy, but warmer towards even- 

 ing, with a slight dew. A very large number of cou)mon 

 species. 



11. Very close day, with a light west wind, and a slight 

 dew in the evening. A great number. 



12. Magnificent day, without a cloud, but extremely 

 windy, and a very slight dew. Nothing at all. 



13. Very warm day (with a good many butterflies about), 

 with hardly any wind and no dew. Very fair number. 



14. Very fine day, but rather misty, which increased 

 towards evening, and the grass very wet. Only four common 

 ones. 



