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was Pyrausta incoloralis, Guen., another the tiny Gold-tail, 

 Porthesia marginalis, Wk., which was flying in the sun. 

 There was also the very widely-distributed Marasmia 

 trapezalis, Guen.; but by far the commonest was the pretty 

 little black-and-white Hymenia recurvalis, Fab. (very 

 suggestive of our E. eingulalis, L.). 



In the gardens of the Shah Dara, Jehangir's mausoleum, 

 four miles from Lahore, I saw at dusk a number of Hawk- 

 moths at the yellow tubular flowers of a small tree. My 

 short-handled net only allowed me to catch two, which 

 proved to be beautiful specimens of Nephelc hespera, Fab., 

 and Chcerocampa celerio, L. 



In writing to Dr. Dixey from Lahore I made the 

 suggestive remark : " It is evident that being late in the 

 autumn many of the butterflies are old and much worn. 

 Curiously enough they are more often tattered and torn 

 than actually rubbed." It is difficult to rightly apportion 

 the breaking of the wings between the work of thorns and 

 insectivorous foes. Certainly Indian butterflies fly into 

 and through bushes in a way that one does not see at 

 home. 



In the Ajaib Ghar, or Wonder House of Lahore, Anglice 

 Museum, well known to readers of " Kim," is a small 

 collection of insects. This was useful to me, but the 

 destruction wrought by Dermestes, etc., both among the 

 insects and the textile fabrics of the Industrial Collection, 

 is most sad to see. I trust Mr. Kipling will see to it. 



Amritzar, lat. 31° 40' N., alt. circa 750 ft. 

 November 5th and 6th, 1903. 



At the sacred city of the Sikhs my collecting was 

 practically confined to two gardens close to the hotel. 

 Here a large dull brown butterfly, with somewhat of the 

 Vanessa habit, spread itself perfectly flat upon the surface 

 of the earth and more especially of the damp mud of the 

 little irrigation channels, lying so close to the surface as to 

 be with difficulty discerned, so exactly did it resemble the 

 tint of the mud. I secured three which proved to be 

 Euthalia garuda, Moore, all females. 



Papilio pammon was common ; besides males I took one 

 female of Wallace's Form I, which differs but slightly from 



