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waist, both hands being thus left at liberty. If 

 indisposed, however, to make much personal ex- 

 ertion, the Aurelian may often reap a rich harvest 

 merely by opening the windows of a lighted apart- 

 ment, especially if his dwelling be in the vicinity of 

 woods, and securing such visitors as make their 

 appearance within. The following extract shows 

 with what success this plan has been attended. 

 " My success in obtaining lepidoptera, to which I 

 am particularly attached," says the Rev. C. S. Bird, 

 " I owe to the use of a lamp to attract moths. 

 During the moonless nights of summer, I sit with 

 a Sinumbra-lamp, and perhaps one or two smaller 

 lamps, placed on a table close to the window. The 

 moths speedily enter the room, if the weather be 

 warm. I have had a levee of more than a hundred 

 between the hours of ten and twelve. In the spring, 

 too, and autumn, I have been frequently fortunate, 

 though generally having my patience sufficiently 

 med. In March, for instance, I have taken many 

 specimens of Blston prodromarius in one evening ; 

 Glcea rubricosa and Lytcea leucographa have accom- 

 panied them. In April and May, Cucullia fissina 

 and Peridcea serrata have visited me. "When No- 

 vember has arrived, Petasia cassinea and Pcecilo- 

 campa populi have crowded into my room. Of 

 course, at such cool times of the year the window 

 must be kept shut till the moths knock for admit* 

 tance. If at any time of the year a warm mist 

 pervade the air, there is almost a certainty of success. 

 But should any one be induced by this account 



