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A nice lot of H. auroraria, as fine as bred, all males but one; a 

 goodly number of Chortobius davus in splendid condition, and all 

 females (it will be remembered that those I took on Meathop 

 Moss were nearly all males, and worn), A.fumata, A. strigillaria, 

 and Euthemonia russula. 



I was busy setting until evening, when I again successfully 

 worked the yews, and obtained a dozen more E. distinctata, two 

 E. sodaliana, one A. aversata, two A. incanaria, two Emmelesia 

 alchemillata on the wing, one E. pulchellata, and two H. dentina 

 sitting upon the rocks. 



Thursday, July 5th, was dull, showery, and windy, with 

 occasional gleams of sunshine. I spent a couple of hours on 

 Faraway Moss in the morning, and took H. auroraria, A. myrtilli, 

 and one or two larvae of Bombyx callunce. The wind falling 

 towards evening I started off, in company with a friend, upon 

 sugaring intent ; and although we remained out the whole night 

 until 5 a.m., and the evening was apparently all that could be 

 desired, our only capture at sugar was a solitary A. rumicis. I 

 swept the heath for larvae of A. myrtilli, but had not taken many 

 when I broke my net. However I caught the following moths 

 flying at dusk: — Mamestra furva (one), A. putris, A. porphyrea, 

 H. velleda, N. mundana, E. alchemillata, H. auroraria, Pelurga 

 comitata, E. nanata, and a few Tortrices. 



On Friday, July 6th, the morning was cloudy at first, and 

 then clear ; the sun shone intensely hot, but a strong south- 

 west breeze blowing made it very difficult to use the net. Fortu- 

 nately I found a sheltered spot at the back of some birches on the 

 Moss, and after working for three hours was rewarded with two 

 dozen H. auroraria, sundry A. myrtilli, and G. davus. Walking 

 home along the roadside I saw and captured my first specimen 

 this year of Vanessa cardui, which was seated upon a thistle- 

 head. It was apparently a hybernated female, as it was very 

 much worn. 



In the evening I again worked the yews, and caught E. alche- 

 millata, A. incanaria, E. decolor ata, E. distinctata, E. subfulvata, 

 and some Tinese and Noctuse. 



On Saturday, July 7th, the weather was very similar to that of 

 the preceding day. I spent the morning on the heath, and took 

 A. myrtilli, H. auroraria, L. mesomella, H. sylvanus, C. russata, 

 E. russula, C. davus, and Crambus margaritellus. 



