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vol. li, p. 93), for on July 24th last I saw at least one specimen of 

 the White Admiral, apparently in fine condition. Hying over one of 

 the less frequented drives through the Beeches. As the butterfly 

 repeatedly came within easy range of observation I was able to satisfy 

 myself about the identification and consequently did not attempt to 

 make a capture. It would seem to be the case that L. sihylia has 

 re-established itself securely in one district of Buckinghamshire at 

 all events, after an apparent absence of about a century. — ^Herbeet 

 Campion ; 58, Ranelagh Road, Ealing, September 1st, 1919. 



LiMENiTis SIBYLLA IN BucKS. — On July 15th last I captured a 

 specimen of L. sibylla near High Wycombe. I have been collecting 

 in this district for many years, but had never met this butterfly 

 before. — Walter Pierce (Lieut.) ; High Wycombe, Bucks. 



PoLYGONiA c-ALBUM. — On July 30th my nephew took a freshly- 

 emerged specimen of P. c-alhum near Winchester. I believe that 

 this butterfly has not been taken in the Winchester district for some 

 years. — Walter Pierce (Lieut.) ; High Wycombe, Bucks. 



Argynnids in Dorsetshire. — Rather exceptionally (as it appears- 

 to me) to the usual rule with insects this year, the three large 

 species of fritillary seem to have been more common than usual here. 

 I noted a specimen of the var. valezina of D. paiiliia in woods 

 between Wool and East Lulworth two or three weeks ago. I had 

 not seen it here before. — F. H. Haines ; Winfrith, Dorset, August 

 30th, 1919. 



Agriades corydon in the New Forest.— On August 26th last 

 I was much surprised at capturing a male Chalk-hill Blue Butterfly in 

 the New Forest. It was flying over heather in flower by the side of 

 Highland Water a quarter of a mile or so above Queen's Bower. Of 

 course, any chalk or limestone was miles away. — W. J. Lucas ; 

 Kingston-on-Thames. 



Pararge megjdra, Linn. — In the district with Brockenhurst as 

 centre I have found this butterfly very common of late. It is, I 

 believe, considered not at all a plentiful insect — at any rate in the 

 part of the Forest near Brockenhurst. Its congener, P. egeria var. 

 egerides, is as common as usual. — ^W. J. Lucas ; Kingston-on-Thames. 



Sphinx convolvuli at Putney. — A male specimen of S. convol- 

 vul'i was brought to me by Mr. Reginald Urquhart on September 7th. 

 He stated that the moth came to light in his dining-room at 

 Hurlingham Court, S.W. 6. It may be added that the window of 

 the dining-room overlooks the river. — Richard South. 



Ch^erocampa nerii at Dovercourt. — This afternoon Dr. F. H. 

 Cook of this place called to ask me if I would look at a few butter- 

 flies which his boys had recently captured and tell them their names, 

 etc. Of course I said I should be delighted to do what I could, and 

 the boys, who had accompanied their father, then opened a large 

 cardboard box they had brought with them, when, to my astonishment, 

 there, impaled on a pin with a large black glass head, was a female 

 nerii ! It was set in a groove formed by fixing two strips of thick 

 cork carpet to the bottom of the box, its . wings had been stretched 



