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black wings were flying about in the air, 

 which I had before taken^ May 27, for 

 some species of Mmca ; but their pecuhar 

 flight now gave me another opinion, which 

 was strengthened by the form of their 

 poisers (lialteres) and the round entire 

 figure of their wings. (Empis horealis). 

 Here I found a curious Ladybird (Cocci- 

 nella trifasciata) of an orange colour, with 

 oblong, not round, spots. 



A remarkable change had taken place in 

 the appearance of the country during the 

 fortnight which had elapsed since I was 

 here before. The Aspen trees were then 

 quite leafless ; now they were in full foli- 

 age ; the grass was very dry, and about 

 a quarter (of an ell?) high. 



It is a general practice throughout Lap- 

 land in the autumn to set traps in the more 

 unfrequented parts of the woods to catch 

 the Wood Grous (Urogalius). Some of 

 these traps were still remaining, but I 

 could never properly observe their con- 

 struction till I met with one in the course. 

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