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one Helice taken in August; thirty Ediisa and two Helice 

 taken in September; last seen September 24th: J. T. 

 Elkington. 



Middlesex. — Nine seen on May 28rd, Pat Hanipstead : 

 L. Fox. Very abundant, in August and the beginning of 

 September, on the marshes and railway banks near Lea 

 Bridge : C. J. Biggs. 



Oxfordshire. — Near Woodstock, in August : C. L. Adams. 



Norfolk. — Excessively abundant; taken at Costessey, 

 end of May; plentiful throughout August from Norwich to 

 South Walsham; also plentiful at Cromer, on the coast; I 

 have only heard of one Helice, which was taken at Norwich ; 

 last seen, October 5th : R. Laddiman. 



Shropshire. — Several taken at Walford, near Shrewsbury, 

 June, September, and October i4th : C. L. Adams. 



Somerset. — Abundant at Castle Cary ; last seen, Sep- 

 tember 22nd ; W. Macmillan. One seen, October 5th ; and 

 another, October 24th : W. J. Allen. 



Staffordshire. — In North Staffordshire in June and 

 August: Rev. T. W. Dal try. 



Suffolk. — Plentiful at Lowestoft: R. Laddiman. Common 

 at Clacton-on-Sea to September 28th ; I saw a lively male 

 at Ipswich on October 20th : H. Miller, jun. 



Surrey. — New Maiden ; first seen June 3rd, abundant by 

 11th; second brood, first seen, July 29th; in enormous 

 numbers from then to August 21st; one Helice taken: H. T. 

 Dobson, jun. 



Sussex. — Several, in fine condition, on June 4th, at East- 

 bourne; of this early brood I know of four captures of 

 Helice; second brood, first noticed on July 30lh ; of this 

 brood 1 have captured several Helice ; last seen, October 

 3rd : G. F. Gottvvaltz. Very common, near St. Leonard's, 

 from June 3rd to October 19th, when it was still in good 

 condition ; many Helice seen and taken, commoner the first 

 part of the season : E. K. Robinson. For Miss R. M. 

 Sotheby's Hastings record, see infra. 



Yorkshiri-. — A male seen on June 3rd, in York; no more 

 seen till the end of August; August and September several 

 taken ; last seen, September 29th : T. Wilson. Several, near 

 Driffield, in September; last taken, September 27th : G. R. 

 Dawson. On September 28th, near Sheffield : W. Sheldon. 

 I saw Eduaa on September •28lh : W. Simmons. Several 

 taken near Jjceds : C. Smethurst. 



Many of the above contributors speak of the preponderance 



