Dr. G. B. Lougstaff's Bionomic Notes on Butterjlies. 673 



13 Feb. Walderston. Wind and drizzle. 



15 Feb. „ Slight rain in afternoon. 



16 Feb, „ Heavy sliower in afternoon. 

 20-23 Feb. Spanish Toion. Rain while we were there and 



several showers the previous week. 

 24 Feb. Port Antonio. " No rain in January : some 



last week." Another informant, "Very dry 

 up to the time of the earthquake (14 Jan.), 

 frequent showers since." 

 24 Feb.-5 Mar. Port Antonio. Rained nearly every day or 

 night of our stay. Heavy rain 27 Feb. 



Constant Spring. " A good rain eight days 

 ago, and other showers since the earth- 

 quake (14 Jan.) " ; nevertheless everything 

 looked very dry. 



Panama. Country very dry. 



Cardcas. I was informed " last year was very 

 wet, up to 25 Jan. ; since then it has been 

 our dry season, though there was some rain 

 last week." 



Cardcas. Heavy shower late afternoon. 



„ Very heavy rain mid-day and after- 



7 March, 



11 March. 

 20 March. 



21 March 



22 March 



23 March. 



29 March. 



4 April. 



8 April. 

 12 April. 

 14 April. 



noon. 



Cardcas. Heavy rain mid-day and afternoon — 

 many hours. 



Za Guaira. The road down showed traces of 

 heavy rain within a few days. 



Tobago. Everything very dry, but was in- 

 formed that there had been " some nice 

 showers at night during March." 



Tobago. Very heavy showers. 



Trinidad. Heavy rain. 

 A shower. 



For assistance in the preparation of this paper I am 

 more especially indebted to Prof E. B. Poulton, F.R.S,, 

 to Dr. F. A. Dixev, to Mr. Guy A. K. Marshall, to Com- 

 mander J. J. Walker, R.N., M.A., and to Mr. W. J. Kaye, 

 but the valuable services of Messrs. Holland, Hamm, and 

 Collins, assistants in the Hope Department, Oxford, must 

 not be overlooked, while I have to thank Mr. Horace 

 Knight for his skill in interpreting my rough sketches. 



January 20, 1909. 



