138 THE ENTOMOLOGIST, 
more specimens of the same fly from a longeared ow], which 
I preserved for a friend, in March. I may state that the 
green tint of the body soon disappears when the fly is 
immersed in spirits of wine. I never detected it on any 
species of bird except the owl above named, but I am 
informed by a friend that a fly somewhat similar, if not 
identical, abounds on grouse in the Highlands.—G. B, 
Corbin. 
[I do not much hesitate in expressing an opinion that this 
parasite was Ornithomyia avicularia, but I shall at all times 
feel greatly obliged for specimens of any of this remarkable 
order of insects: they are certainly allied to Hippobosca, but 
as certainly not of that genus.— Edward Newman.] 
Captures in the New Forest during parts a April, 
June, July, and August, 1873.—I paid four visits to Lynd- 
hurst last season: on the first two occasions the weather was 
simply villanous, more especially at Whitsuntide, when a 
drenching rain, combined with a rather high and not very 
mild wind, rendered butterfly-hunting far from profitable, and 
larva-hunting by no means pleasant, owing to the saturated 
state of the bushes and trees: in spite of very favourable 
weather during my other excursions I did not do as well as I 
had hoped to do, and can quite endorse Mr. Tugwell’s 
remarks as to the general scarcity of insects. As will be 
seen, however, I did not find sugar quite so unprofitable as he 
appears to have done, though it was not nearly so attractive as 
in 1871. I am indebted to Mr. George Tate, of Pondhead, for 
a knowledge of the locality where all my captures by means of 
sugar were made, and also for a great deal of other valuable 
information respecting the forest. The following is a list of 
my best captures. L. Sinapis was common in May and 
June, but owing to bad weather at the time of my visit I only 
succeeded in capturing a series. L. Sibylla, common. T. 
Rubi, one. L. AXgon, very common. N. Lucina, four. 
L. Testudo, one, beaten out of a beech tree. N. strigula, one 
very bad specimen, at sugar. C.miniata and L. mesomella, 
not rare. L. aureola, one, bred from larva. L, helveola, one. 
L. quadra, larvee not uncommon in June, imago very rare; I 
only know of five having been captured, two of which fell to 
my share. E, cribrum, one. E. russula, one. L. monacha, 
very common the only day I was able to go after it. A. pro- 
