218 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
I noticed the common harebell was much more robust, and 
had larger and more numerous flowers than with us in England. 
On skirting a boggy heath my friend pointed out the graceful 
Parnassia palustris, which grew in plenty there, although hardly 
in flower. Whilst going over a patch of rushes we found a few 
Lycena astrarche, var. artaxerxes, at rest; also the typical 
astrarche (agestis), very large and finely coloured. A stone fence 
produced one female Acronycta euphorbie (myrice). The rain 
coming on more heavily we went to a fir wood, where Goodyera 
repens was fairly common, whilst the delicate little Trientalis 
europea was in profusion. Only a few generally-distributed 
moths could be disturbed off the tree boles, so we pushed on 
some two miles, to see the very local plant, Linnea borealis. We 
passed some most promising-looking ground; a bog evidently 
held some young curlew, by the flight and cry of the parent 
birds. We found our plant in fair quantity, but not in flower, 
it being apparently a late season. Then on through a large pine 
wood full of bilberry, capital collecting ground, but the cold 
wind kept everything close. ‘Thus ended my first day in 
Scotland, as the round of sugar at night was a blank, only a 
solitary Agrotis exclamationis gracing our feast. 
July 9th.—I retraced my steps to Aberdeen this day, and 
thence by rail to Ballater, and by coach on to Braemar. The 
day was fairly fine, but strong wind. During the lovely ride we 
had kept a sharp look-out for Lepidoptera, but evidently they 
were not numerous. We obtained suitable rooms at Braemar, 
unpacked and prepared for the morrow. 
The morning of Saturday, the 10th, fortunately proved fine, 
so we were soon up and doing. Before us we had a stiff climb, 
and as we passed through the belt of fir trees we found Diptera 
both numerous and troublesome. Thera variata and Bupalus 
pimiaria were common, but we had no time to devote to such fry, 
our motto being “ Haulans!” <Argynnis aglaia was flying pretty 
freely, and it and Lycena artaxerxes were secured en route, with 
an occasional Dasydia obfuscaria, but the ground was too rough to 
venture giving chase. Scopula alpinalis was occasionally started, 
as was Hmimelesia minorata (cricetata), whilst Hubolia plumbaria 
was abundant. As we got more up the mountain, on the 
mosses, we saw a few Cwnonympha typhon; although fresh, most 
of them were chipped, doubtless by the strong wind prevailing 
in this elevated region. 
