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rocks, along the edge of the burn, but only succeeded in capturing 

 a small proportion of the insects thus dislodged. However, some 

 beautiful forms of C. munitata, L. salicata, and M. tristata 

 rewarded us ; and by beating the birches, also alongside and 

 over-hanging the burn, many fine varieties of C. immanata were 

 obtained. Here we stayed to admire the wonderful peak of 

 Schiehallion, towering grandly above the mountain range, and 

 here and there tinged with snow ; whilst at the head of Glen 

 Sassun, near the summit of the range, a fine belt of snow, some 

 half mile in extent, was glittering and sparkling in the sunshine. 

 But we must push on, for it looks a good day for E. cassiope, and 

 we are both greatly longing to add this species to our captures. 

 But as we reach the desired neighbourhood the clouds gradually 

 obscure the sun, which, however, shines intermittently, and 

 prompts us to watch the long coarse grass upon which the larv^ 

 feed. After passing an hour or so in this way we were compelled 

 to give in, no cassiope appearing, and we returned home somewhat 

 disappointed. 



In the evening we returned to Innerhadden, and worked the 

 meadows near the burn on the other side of the road, and found 

 Emmelesia albulata in great plenty, but it was getting worn, and 

 we did not obtain any varieties. E. adcequata also came to the 

 net, together with a few fine Melanthia occellata, Eupithecia 

 nanata, and Hepialus velleda. 



July 2nd. We walked along the road, past the Altmore Falls, 

 and climbed over the wall into some meadows, and by searching 

 the rushes, for it was very dark, obtained some very fine speci- 

 mens of Lyccena icarus (alexis), when we remembered reading in 

 Newman's * Butterflies ' of the size and brightness of Kannoch 

 specimens taken by Mr. Eedle many years ago. On pinning 

 these specimens at home, great was our delight to find two 

 decided varieties, the difference being that several black markings 

 could distinctly be seen, just within the margin of the lower 

 wings. Of course we revisited this locality, and then we took 

 two more like specimens. It would be interesting to know if this 

 variety is peculiar to Kannoch, or whether it has been taken in 

 the South of England. In the afternoon we again visited Glen 

 Sassun, where we captured two very dark forms of Argynnis selene, 

 and two E. cassiope, by the side of a little mountain spring, but 

 it was getting towards evening, and so we deferred climbing 



