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all this hardly any effect, if any, has been wrought upon the 
pigments. The upper-side colouring of Nos. 7 and 8 is very 
slightly lighter than that of two out of the three other males 
(Nos. 2, 5, and 6), but is about the same as the third. Upon 
the under-side, where the essential distinction between the 
phases is manifest, no difference can be detected. 
Professor E. B. Poutron exhibited ten specimens of Precis 
sesamus, captured at a height of about 5000 ft. on the 8.E. 
slopes of Kilimanjaro by the Rev. K. St. Aubyn Rogers. The 
dates, seasonal phases and condition of the specimens are 
shown below: 
20) [Iviii, lix 
Mamba state, 
1905. 
Sept. 19, 1 Precis sesamus, © (dry season phase), not much worn. 
te Py a Beare 55 © 5 Pe nearly perfect. 
Su eel a, a" © re ) rather worn. 
sp eel” tats - © slight tendency towards  inter- 
mediate ; worn. 
oa lenes re © very much worn and very ragged. 
The symmetrical injuries suggest 
the attack of a bird or lizard. 
ae ¢ Precis sesamus, & (wet season phase), quite 
UL 
fresh. 
Oa Gas »  @©slight tendency towards 
intermediate. Slightly 
worn and very badly 
notched and torn, pro- 
bably by enemies. 
5, 25, 1 Precis sesamus, © worn and much notched. 
ea oped ers ) © (intermediate.) On dry side of 
intermediate. Much worn and a 
great part of both hind-wings 
shorn away. 
719209 
Marang state, 
1905. 
Sept. 25,1 ,, +8 © very slight tendency towards inter- 
mediate. Worn and notched. 
Concerning these specimens Mr. St. Aubyn Rogers wrote 
on September 29, 1905 :— 
“ T was very interested to meet with Precis sesamus for the 
first time. All the specimens except one were of the winter 
