648 Dr. G. B. Loi^taff's BioTwrnic Notes on Butterflies. 



Calisto zanr/is, Fabr. 



This is quite a shade-loving butterfly ; it keeps close to 

 the ground flying amongst herbage, usually for a very 

 short distance at a time. It was once seen flying freely on 

 a rainy day. 



Mackfield, Jamaica, 29 January, 1907. Three C. zangis 

 seen to settle (one of them twice) with a list away 

 from the sun of about 30^ (from tlie vertical). 



Christiana, Jamaica, 2 February. G. zanrjis seen to list 

 away from the sun. 



Mile Gully Mt., Jamaica, 14 February. C. zangis seen to 

 settle and then, with a jerk, list about 30". 



Port Antonio, Jamaica, 4 March. Three C. zangis seen to 

 list from the sun, usually but 20''-30^ ; one was seen 

 to increase the list in two movements. 



During my visit to Ceylon in the spring of 1908 I did 

 not see any butterflies list. 



Ccenonymfha ijampliilus, Linn. 



Early in June 1906 Mr. W. J. Kaye told me that he 

 had recently noted in Surrey the common C. i^a^'^nphilus 

 settle with its wings up, but leaning over in such a way 

 that the sun's rays fell vertically upon its wings. Going 

 down to Devonshire the next day I naturally wished to 

 confirm Mr. Kaye's observation, but though I have seen 

 the butterfly in some abundance at Mortehoe its appear- 

 ance there is most uncertain, so much so that neither in 

 1904 nor in 1907 did I come across a single specimen in 

 the parish ! However, in 1906 I did succeed in finding 

 three specimens which I observed with the following 

 results. 



Mortehoe, 10 Jime, 1906. C. j)a???p7tt7M5 : a specimen 

 seen to settle six times; always across the sun ; with 

 head sometimes to the right, sometimes to the left ; 

 the wings up ; in every case with a list away from the 

 sun so that its rays were about normal to the wing 

 surface. 



Mortehoe, 13 June, 1906. A specimen seen to settle 

 several times ; across the sun ; the wings up, but with 

 no list. 



