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duelts (Lin.,) F. spinus (Lin.,) F. hore- 

 alis (Tern.,) Corviis glandarius (Lin.,) 

 Motacilla boarula (Lin.,) Cuculus 

 canorus (Lin.,) Totanus hypoleucos 

 (Tern.,) Gallinula crex (Lath.,) Rallus 

 aquaticus (Lin.,) Colymbus septen- 

 tiionalls (Lin.,) Sterna hirundo (Lin.) 

 R. B. Sharpe, Cookham. 



Curious variety of House Sparrow. — 

 A few days ago I noticed feeding 

 along with some sparrows, in a 

 horse-dealer's yard, at the back of 

 the office in which I work, a variety 

 of the house sparrow ; it was almost 

 all of a pure white, except a few 

 feathers in the tail and on the head. 

 I was asked might it not be a white 

 swallow (Hirundo rusticaj but it 

 was without doubt a piebald spar- 

 row, having the short round body 

 and conical beak of that bird. — John 

 Hartley, the Castle, Belfast. 



The Eggs of the Lucky or Money 

 Spider. — Some boys brought me 

 some common Plantain seed for my 

 bird (a grey Linnet) and upon the 

 stalk of one I observed a small quan- 

 tity of insect silk, about the size of 

 a fourpenny-piece. Upon examin- 

 ing this piece I found that the silk 

 was kept in its place by two threads 

 which went round both it and the 

 stem. Upon removing this, I found 

 under it a cluster of minute eggs, 

 laying upon another cushion of silk, 

 and glued to it. This cushion of 

 silk was also fastened to the stem 



like the other. I put the cushion 

 and the eggs under a glass, and I 

 soon had a fine brood of the little 

 spiders, popularly called the Money 

 or Lucky Spider. I have since had 

 another collection of similar eggs, 

 found fastened in a similar manner 

 to a small sprig of Laurel. — J. 

 Ranson, Linton-upon-Ouse, York- 

 shire, (communicated by the Rev. 

 F. 0. Morris.) 



British Butterflies on the Continent. 

 — The following notes may perhaps 

 not be unacceptable to the entomo- 

 logical readers of the " Naturalist." 

 I do not pretend that the list is 

 a complete one, but that it contains 

 simply those observed by me in the 

 month of July, on the Continent. 

 I noticed the following Butterflies, 

 which also appear in England, in 

 July, viz. : — P. Machaon, P.BrassiccB, 

 P. RapcR, P. Napi,C. Edusa,A. Paphia, 

 A. Aglaia, A. Euphj'osyne, A. Adippe, 

 V. C-albwn, V. urticce, V.polychloros, 

 V. Atalanta, V. Cardui, A. Galathea, 

 S. Seniele, S. Janira, S. Hyperanthus, 

 C. Pamphilus, T. Quercus, P. Phlceas. 

 L. Alexis, L. Corydon, L. Avion, 

 H. Sylvinus, and H. linea. I also 

 observed the following, which a^jpear 

 in England at some other time of 

 the year, viz. : — L. Sinapis, A. Carda- 

 mines, G. Rhamni, C. Hyale, A. Eu- 

 phrosyne, M. Artemis, M. Athalia, V. 

 Antiopa, L, Alsus, and S. alveolus. 

 I also observed P. Podalirius, D. 



