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agree with the spirit that suppresses all notice of deformity 
among mankind, and am well pleased to see the same for- 
bearance exercised towards the world of animals.—Edward 
Newman.) 
Abundance of Colias Hyale in Suffolk.—I have been sur- 
prised not to see your natural-history columns crowded by 
your entomological correspondents with notices of the occur- 
rence of that, to me, rare butterfly, Colias Hyale. Both it 
and its near relative C. Edusa have occurred abundantly—the 
former exceedingly so—in East Suffolk during the last three 
weeks. A brother of mine, who is collecting, took several 
specimens of each. Iam curious to know if East Suffolk is 
the only district that has been visited.—H. J. Rope; Blaz- 
hall, Wickham Market. (From the ‘Field.’ | 
Colias Edusa, C. Hyale, Sphinx Convolvuli, and Catocala 
sponsa, near Petersfield.—1 took here, on September 30th, a 
rather worn specimen of Sphinx Convolvuli: it was at rest in 
some long grass when I found it. I also took at sugar here, 
on August 9th, a fair specimen of Catocala sponsa; and on 
September 18th, about five miles from here, a good female 
Colias Hyale. 1 have also taken this autumn ten specimens 
of Colias Edusa, of which only two were females.— Walde- 
grave ; Blackmoor, Petersfield, Oct. 18, 1875. 
Colias Hyale and Sphinx Convolvuli near Birmingham. 
On the 13th September I captured a good specimen of Colias 
Hyale near the Ran Dan Woods, about thirteen miles from 
Birmingham, while out shooting; and on the 23rd I saw one 
on the wing at Shirley, about six miles from Birmingham. 
On the 24th I had brought to me a very large specimen of 
Sphinx Convolvuli, having been captured in a greenhouse in 
some neighbouring nursery-gardens; and two others at the 
same time were captured on the outskirts of the town. Both 
species are exceedingly rare in this neighbourhood, and I 
never remember having seen either before.— Walter Ludlow ; - 
Solihull, near Birmingham. {From the ‘Field.’] 
Colias Hyale, C. Edusa, and Sphinaw Convolvuli, at 
Hitchin.—Seven specimens of Colias Hyale and four of 
C. Edusa have been taken by the boys in this school within 
the last month. ‘They were all taken on the Midland and 
Great Northern Railway embankment, a little to the north of 
Hitchin Station. Two gentlemen have taken specimens of 
