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moved to a place called Tay-au-goon, about two miles higher 

 up, on the opposite bank of the river. Temporary barracks 

 were erected, but literally speaking we were living in the 

 jungle. The vegetation was about the same as that of 

 Tiiayetmyo, with the exception that there were very few large 

 timber-trees. 



Owing to the ground being so near I was enabled to collect 

 a good deal. 'I'he mango topes produced Ornithoptera 

 Ainphrisius, but they flew very high ; so I caught a female, 

 and kept her in a small box with net-work over it, similar to 

 the " Carpini method" at home, and I found that the males 

 came very commonly, Pieris Epicharis, too, was very com- 

 mon ; D. Archippus, P. Sarpedon, A. Aglaia, and C. Cardui, 

 were everywhere; S. Bombyliformis were common flying over 

 cholum flowers. For the collection made this month I can 

 thank the generous-hearted government for ordering our 

 shift. Tay-au-goon is a delightful place, but the heat is 

 intense compared with Thayetmyo, which is not much to say: 

 plenty of insects, and plenty of Ijcpidopterists (for half the 

 regiment seemed entomologically struck), but no mosquito- 

 hunters; these infernal pests were terribly annoying: at 

 night one would hear them apparently a great distance off", 

 and in a second they would dart right into one's ear. 



With the exception of stray A. Atropos there was nothing 

 worthy of note occurred to the close of the year; and I will 

 conclude these remarks on Burmah by adding that I consider 

 its resources, in an entomological point of view, boundless; 

 as although I have only mentioned Lepidoptera, still I cap- 

 tured numerous other insects, more especially Coleoptera 

 that I have not met with elsewhere, and I have crossed 

 several entomologists during my four years, all of whom are 

 of the same opinion. It is just the country for a "naturalist" 

 to commence operations with, and I only regret I did not stay 

 longer there to have obtained more of its treasures. 



William Watkins. 



Couvalesceut Depot, Wellington, Madras. 



Life-history of DasypoUa Templi. — Two hundred and 

 thirty eggs were deposited on the 4th of March, and thirty- 

 four more on the 7th, making two hundred and sixty-four, by 



