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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 Pefalara 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 Pefialara. 
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- 
