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tration of plenty of light, and thus favouring a luxuriant 

 and varied undergrowth. Outside the town in another 

 direction is open heath-clad country, traversed by streams 

 bordered with thickets and small trees. Behind La 

 Granja rises the fine mountain of La Penalara with an 

 altitude of 7976 ft. The first part of the ascent is made 

 through pine woods and upland lawns, the last part over 

 bare slopes with a scanty vegetation. Some hundreds of 

 feet below the summit a few masses of snow still resist 

 the heat of July, aided by the shade of a ravine and the 

 artificial protection of litter. 



It will be realized from the above description that La 

 Granja is a remarkably favourable locality for the 

 naturalist. I have never seen so much insect life or such 

 evidence of injury from the attacks of enemies. Corre- 

 sponding with these indications— the symmetrically torn 

 and notched wings of freshly-emerged butterflies — I noticed 

 that the birds were abundant and of many species. The 

 numbers of birds and the prevalence of injured specimens 

 were both especially characteristic of the Palace grounds. 



The specimens from La Granja were taken at a height 

 of about 4000 ft. The elevation of the Palace is given 

 at 3907 ft., and the grounds rise with the slope of the 

 Sierra to a considerably higher level. The captures out- 

 side the town were made, in some cases, at a rather lower 

 level, in others as high or higher than the Palace. An 

 approximate elevation of " about 4000 ft." is recorded for 

 the insects taken upon all dates except August 25, when an 

 excursion was made to near the summit of Penalara. 

 Captures were made at all the levels, including the top of 

 a castellated mass of rock at a probable height of about 

 7700 ft. Insects were collected during the visit to La 

 Granja from the 20th to the 26th of July, both dates 

 inclusive. 



In concluding a brief account of this visit to La Granja, 

 I desire to express my obligations to Monsieur Chretien 

 for his great kindness in inviting me to reap the fruits 

 of his much longer and more intimate experience of this 

 delightful locality. 



July 27. — An early start was made for Segovia, where 

 several hours were spent. A little collecting was done on 

 the outskirts, and a considerable amount in a paved court- 

 yard outside the cathedral. The wild flowers growing at 

 the boundaries of the enclosure, and between the paving- 



