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single specimen of C. edusa, an insect I have never seen here before. 
Mr. Birchell gives ‘‘ east coast” among other localities, so that the occur- 
rence so far north may not be unprecedented. Vanessa cardui has been 
common this year; previously not more than one or two seen in a season. 
V. atalanta—usually not abundant—in great numbers this year. Plusia 
gamma not more frequent than usual, I think. A single specimen of 
Sphinx convolvuli may also be worth noticing. Since writing the above, a 
second specimen of C. edusa was captured here on Sept. 22nd. These are 
the only two I have seen or heard of about here—M. FirzGisson ; Howth, 
Co. Dublin, Ireland. 
Scotland.—On Aug. 24th last I was on a hill called Whistlefield, a few 
hundred feet above Loch Long, Dumbartonshire, when, to my surprise, I 
saw C. edusa, a single specimen only, flying over the heather. It was a 
male, in good condition.--Grorrrey HucuEs; Woolston Vicarage, South- 
ampton, Sept. 22, 1892. 
Isaw a male specimen of C. edusa which was taken at Forgendenny, 
near Perth, on Aug. 25th; captured by Mr. Hendry, Caledonian Road, and 
is now in the possession of his brother-in-law.—R. Lawson; 10, High 
Street, Perth, N.B. 
My brother-in-law informs me that he had seen an example of C. edusa 
on a mountain in Scotland near Row, not very far from Glasgow. The 
date was either the 19th or 20th of August.—F. C. WooprorpgE ; Market 
Drayton. 
Whilst staying at New Abbey (Kirkcudbrightshire), in September, I 
took a perfectly fresh male, and saw one other, both on the 23rd.—L. 8. 
Brapy; Mowbray Villas, Sunderland, Oct. 18, 1892. 
Channel Islands.—C. edusa has been literally swarming in Jersey this 
year, as likewise in the other Channel Islands, I learn from communications. 
I have taken helice and every other variety of this interesting insect.—W. 
J. Kaye; Dudley House, Bagot, Jersey, Sept. 16. 
NOTES FROM THE NEW FOREST AND SWANAGE. 
By E. G. ALprerson. 
On July 22nd I set out, with Mr. K. B. Charles, for the New 
Forest. We had previously had an indifferent week’s sport in 
Sherwood, and were fully resolved to make up for its short- 
comings in a more productive locality. From the first we were 
favoured with glorious weather, hot enough to satisfy the most 
inveterate entomological grumblers. The brilliant sunshine by 
day was invariably followed by those close dark nights in which 
Noctuz most-thickly do congregate upon sugar; and altogether 
our experiences were in pleasant contrast to those of our week in 
the midlands. 
There was a brave show of butterflies. Of course Gonepteryx 
rhamni and the common “‘ whites” and “‘Satyrs” were in plenty, 
but of the latter Satyrus semele seemed hardly so common as in 
former seasons. Argynnis paphia was a nuisance, and A. adippe 
