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plenty of C. edusa and odd examples of P. atalanta and Vanessa 
io, while C. corinna was generally distributed. Here also two 
or three specimens of Hesperia serratule were taken. 
Going on past Tattone station we found more likely looking 
seround in a sheltered valley, along the bottom of which a 
delightful stream meandered, shaded by immense chestnut trees. 
Occasional fine D. pandora were taken off thistles near Tattone 
station, but it was still rare, and A. elisa proved to be just 
emerging, for we took several more males; they are a quick 
bold flyer, and not easy to catch. By the afore-mentioned 
stream we got two specimens of a fine form of Cyaniris argiolus 
var. parvipunctata and the first Satyrus neomiris, while we 
noticed P. egeria and L. sinapis to be not uncommon and a single 
Pieris napi, with stray examples of V. io, P. brassice, and one 
immense female I. lathonia. 
A few days later—on June 830th to be exact—we walked over 
the Col de Vergio to Bocognano, a large village beautifully 
situated amongst groves of large chestnut trees, and at some 
2000 ft. lower elevation than Vizzavona. It was very cold when 
we started, and there was much fresh snow on Monte d’Oro. 
However, when we emerged from the Vizzavona forest the sun 
was shining brilliantly, and as we walked along the white 
winding road, always downhill, we were soon warmed up; and 
though insects were few and far between, the odd examples of 
A. elisa and C. corinna which we picked up served to enliven the 
walk. When we got near to the village I missed a specimen of 
A. urtice var. ichnusa, the first one I had seen. In one or two 
of the hayfields surrounding Bocognano, where the hay was still 
uncut, a magnificent form of P. icarus was found, the males 
extremely large and fine, the females equally large and distinct, 
with broad bands of orange spotting on the upper side of the 
lower wings. Here also C. corinna was almost common, and 
beautifully fresh A. elisa kept turning up, but were always diffi- 
cult to catch; while a single fine D. pandora was added to the 
bag. But by one o’clock the weather had hazed in, and with 
the departure of the sun a cold wind sprang up with slight rain, 
and all collecting was over for that day; and for the next four 
or five days the weather remained most unpropitious and 
nothing could be done. Moreover, up at Vizzavona the con- 
ditions became quite Alpine, and one was glad of all one’s 
thickest clothes. On July 4th we went to Corte, hoping to find 
at this considerably lower elevation better weather and things 
generally more advanced ; but, however, the Fates were again 
against us, as although it was considerably warmer than at 
Vizzavona, we only had two really good collecting days, the 
remainder of the time being absolutely spoilt by the tornadoes of 
wind which made it quite impossible to do anything out of 
doors whatever. 
