372 Drs. Dixey and Longstaff’s Observations 
Since our return to England, we have been much con- 
cerned at hearing of a disastrous flood at East London, 
which seems to have devastated the island in the River 
Nahoon where some of our collecting was done, and to 
have caused the death by drowning of several natives, 
including our Kaffir boatman and his family. Much 
damage has been done on the banks of the Nahoon and 
Buffalo rivers, and part even of the Queen’s Park is 
reported to have been washed away. 
Acting on the advice of Messrs. Wood and Rattray, we 
spent the next day, Sept. 28, on the “SECOND CREEK” 
of the Burrato River, a delightful locality. It is 
approached by a pleasant walk over open downs where we 
met our old friends Synchloé hellica, Linn., Colias electra, 
Linn., and Zeracolus omphale, Godt.; after a mile or so the 
path enters a wood, and descends rapidly to a brawling 
stream, which follows an impetuous course to a fall into a 
tidal pool, beyond which is a flowery meadow forming the 
delta of the creek. The wider tracks through the upper 
part of the wood had a home-like feeling, and one almost 
expected to see “Pearl-bordered fritillaries” disporting 
themselves about the flowers, but instead of these we found 
in moist places the pretty Satyrid, Psewdonympha cassius, 
Godt. These butterflies were of less “dry” form than 
most that we had met with, the majority of them might 
be better described as “intermediate.” The more generally 
distributed and dingy Mycalesis safitza, Hew., was also 
common; a female exhibited a supplementary ocellus on 
the fore-wing. 
_ The commonest White was Pinacopteryx charina, Boisd., 
but Hronia cleodora, Hiibn., Belenots zochalia, Boisd., and 
Mylothris agathina, Cram., were all present in some 
numbers, and one J. trimenia, Butl., was taken. Teracolus 
omphale, Godt., and 7’ achine, Cram., occurred in the more 
open places. 
The Acrwine were conspicuous by their absence, but the 
Danainx were represented by Amauris echeria, Stoll, and 
A, albimaculata, Butl., as well as by Limnas chrysippus, 
Linn. 
The only Nymphalines taken were Syblia goetzius, 
Herbst; <Atella phalanta, Dru. and a solitary Precis 
archesia, Cram.,a species which according to Mr. Brooking 
of Kast London frequents dark holes in rocks. 
Lycznids were not common, a solitary Z’arwcus telicanus, 
