COLLECTING INSECTS. 
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November, at Norbury Park, near Dorking. 
He used a bull’s-eye lanthorn and a bag net, 
and by throwing the light on a moth, and 
gently touching the twig on which it had 
alighted with the ring of the net, the moth 
would drop into it, and then by lowering the 
net with care to the ground, (for if alarmed or 
disturbed the insect would fly out of the bag,) 
he easily captured it with the forceps. The 
G eometridce he found more active, and were 
only to be captured by striking at them with 
the net.* 
The most barren places will sometimes prove 
productive. Mr. Raddon, while in search of 
the caterpillars of Deilephila Euphorbioe, on 
the sandy wastes of Braunton Burrows, and 
Appledore Devon, could not find a single moth ; 
but on accidentally stirring up some tufts of 
grass and herbage on the sandy hillocks, took 
several rare Noctuse {MamestraAlbicolon, &c.) 
in great abundance. In dull weather they fell 
to the ground and were easily captured, but 
on windy or sunny days they flew with great 
swiftness. 
Dung of Horses, &c. The dung of various 
animals, if immersed in water, will leave the 
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