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The Seal. 



In accordance with the vote of the Council, the Chairman 

 announced that impressions of the Seal of the Society in wax 

 could be obtained by Fellows at a cost of half a guinea. 



Exhibitions. 



Aberrations in Aglais urticae, var. ichnusa. — Mr. A. H. 

 Jones exhibited three examples of AgUiis urticae, var. ichnusa, 

 out of about 100 bred specimens from larvae found in Corsica, 

 showing the absence of scales in the centre of the wings, 

 where the central spots are present in the type. These sjiots 

 appeared also in otie only of the Corsican examples. 



Variation in Euchloe damone. — Mr. Jones also exhibited 

 examples of Eiichloe damone from Asia Minor, showing the 

 difference in the depth of colour of the transverse black streak 

 on fore wings and in the tone of colour of undersides ; the 

 Sicilian specimens, taken by Mr. J. Piatt Barrett, being of a 

 greenish-yellow, whereas the Asia Minor specimens are 

 distinctly yellow. 



A VERY scarce Egyptian Pierid. — Dr. G. B. Longstaff 

 exhibited a series of twelve sjiecimens (five males and seven 

 females) of the rare white butterfly, Pinacopteryx doxo, Godavt 

 {venatus, Butler), from the White Nile, Lat. 7° N. to 

 5° N. Dr. Dixey had informed him that he knew of but 

 four specimens in collections, viz. Godart's type, a female, at 

 Edinburgh, taken in " Africa," two females in the British 

 Museum, both from the White Nile district, one of them being 

 Butler's type of veiiatus, and Dr. Dixey's type of the male in 

 the Hojie Collection, also from the White Nile. 



Birds and Insects at the edge of fire. — Dr. G. B. Long- 

 staff stated that large areas of the I'eeds and papyrus on the 

 White Nile which constitute "the Sudd" ai-e annually burned- 

 Many birds are attracted to these fires, amongst others Mr. A. 

 L. Bntler of Khartum had especially noticed various species 

 of swallow. Dr. Longstaff had, on more than one occasion, 

 seen a number of kestrels in the smoke to the leeward of a 

 fire, and had once watched for some time a pair of bee-eaters 

 [Meroj)s n.ubicus) perch within a few feet of a fire on the wind- 

 Avard side. He saw them fight for a large Orthopterous 



