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of these authorities is probably responsible for the appearance 
of the same mistake in at least one work of popular natural 
history, where indeed it first attracted my attention, 
The observation remains an interesting one, and I have 
thought it worth while, even at some risk of being tedious, 
to try to clear up the misapprehension that has surrounded it. 
Notse.—Sir George Hampson has kindly informed me that 
the true Bugong is probably Euwoa infusa, Boisd., one or 
two of the common allied species being very likely included 
under the same native name. WJ. porphyricollis, Guen., seems 
to suit Mr, Bennett’s description fairly well. (See Sir G. 
Hampson’s ‘Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalene in the 
British Museum,” vol. iv, 1903, p. 165.) 
Commander J. J. WALKER said the moth was an Agrotid 
(Agrotis spina) generally distributed over New South Wales and 
Victoria. It was perfectly true that the natives collected 
those insects for food. 1900 was a good Bugon year, but 
last November very few were met with. As to the nutritive 
qualities of the species, he said that the deck of H.M.S. 
“ Ringarooma” in which he was at the time serving was much 
stained with oleaginous matter from crushed specimens which 
came aboard in great numbers. 
Mr. C. O. WarterHousE said the specimens in the British 
Museum rather resembled Mamestra brassice. 
Discussion. 
The Rev. F. D. Morice opened the discussion upon 
“What is a species?” He said that he had originally chosen 
this subject without knowing that it would be dealt with in 
the Presidential Address. That Address made it needless to 
touch on many points which must otherwise have been raised. 
He did not think that the word “Species” need be or had 
better be dropped because we had generally abandoned the 
Linnean conception of a species. In all branches of science 
old words come to be used in new senses as knowledge 
advances and errors are exploded. We need not be too timid 
about the ghosts of old meanings. Astronomers still talk of 
‘“‘planets”; J. S. Mill re-defined Genera and Species in logic ; 
and zoologists may claim a similar liberty. 
