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aware that his game-keepers had murdered these useful and 

 rare little falcons, violating thereby the law of the land ! 



The end of the war has been the reverse of a blessing to 

 many rare and beautiful species of birds, which, in the absence 

 of keepers on service, were beginning to increase. The 

 slaughter of a pair of Hobbies in the breeding season is 

 deserving of the severest censure. The species visits the county 

 to breed in very small numbers, and does no harm to game. 

 On June 26th F.G.P. saw one flying over a large wood in the 

 middle of the county. 



1920 NOTE. 



WALL CREEPER (Tichodroma muraria). Two seen, one at 

 very close range, on April 24th, at Chilfrome by Mr. E. P. 

 Gundiy. Recorded by F.L.B. in 'British Birch' vol. XIV, 

 p. 40. The first record of the occurrence of this bird in 

 Dorset. 



LEPIDOPTERA. 



Colias cdnsa. Aug, 15th, 3, Tincleton, and Sept. 6th, 1, East 

 Stoke (F.H.H.); a var. Aug. 26th, Studland (W.P.C.); Sept. 

 9th, 1, Evershot (F.L.B.) 



Liminitis sibylla. July 831, 20 seen Purbeck (D.D.) 



Vanessa polychloros. Apr. 13th, 1, in Melbury Osmund Church 

 (F.L.B.) 



Argynnis paphia var. valczina. Aug. llth, near Wool (F.H.H.) 



Mclitaea aurinca.. May 24th and onwards in several spots 

 near Yetminster (F.L.B.). June 2nd, out, but getting worn, 

 Hod Hill, specimens large and somewhat pale (W.P.C.) 



Thechi W. album. A female on a bramble blossom seen, in 

 the W. Dorset locality, with the white lines a little broader 

 than usual, and, on one of the hind wings, the top end of 

 the line finished in a large irregular white blotch (A. R. 

 Hay ward}. 



Lycacna aegon. Emerging June 18th, Studland (F.L.B.) 



