96 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
while twenty-seven went over (H) to the empty tray. Taking 
these observations altogether, out of one hundred and fifty 
ants which came to the end of the strip of paper (H), and 
thus within two inches of the larve, only twenty-one took 
then the right turn, and arrived at their destination. These 
experiments, therefore, certainly seem to show that when 
ants flock to a treasure of food, which one of them has 
discovered, they either accompany one another or else track it 
out by scent. The fact, therefore, is by no means an evidence 
of any high intelligence, or any complex system of communica- 
tion, but is merely an instance of instinct, little higher than 
that which is found in other social animals. On the other 
hand, that some higher power of communication does exist, 
seems, however, to be obvious from some of the facts 
recorded in Sir John’s previous paper. In the latter part of 
his present paper the author narrated a variety of experi- 
ments on the senses of ants, and on their power of recognising 
friends. A lively discussion followed the reading of the 
paper.—‘ Nature,’ March 2, 1876. 
The Doubleday Collection of British Lepidoptera.—The 
terms proposed by the Trustees of the Doubleday Collection, 
and agreed to by the Directors of the South Kensington 
Museum, are—(1) That the Collection shall be lent for a period 
of five years, after which the Trustees shall have the right of 
resuming possession of it. (2) That it shall be kept separate 
and undivided, and called the “ Doubleday Collection.” (3) 
That it shall be open to the public at all reasonable times, 
under the care of the attendant; and that due care shall be 
taken for the protection and preservation of the specimens. 
(4) That as soon as possible after it has been deposited in 
the Museum, a Catalogue, specifying the number of each 
species, &c., shall be made, a copy of which Catalogue shall 
be furnished to the Trustees. The Bethnal Green Museum 
is a branch of the South Kensington. The Collection has 
been safely deposited at the Bethnal Green Museum for 
about a month. Jt is at present in one of the lower rooms, 
near Lane Fox’s collection; but, so soon as arrangements 
have been made for the proper exhibition of the insects, it 
will be brought up. It has been inspected by several 
entomologists during the month.—Hdward Newman; 7, York 
Grove, Peckham, March 18, 1876. 
