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fly high, this net is extremely useful ; it is mada 

 of a hoop of cane, with a long bag-net attached 

 to the end of a stick or pole : the net should be 

 of such a length, that, upon a slight twist, it 

 may fall against one side of the hoop, and pre- 

 vent the escape of the insect. [PL IV, fii>\ 2.] 



3. LANDING NET. This is made of strong 

 cloth, with an open canvas bottom, and attached 

 to an iron ring, such as is used by anglers : the 

 net should not be above four or five inches in 

 depth. [PL IV, fig. 3.] 



4. THE DIGGER. This is a piece of iron or 

 steel, of about six inches long, fitted into a 

 wooden handle, and is used for collecting the 

 pupae of lepidoptera at the roots of trees, and 

 also for stripping off the bark of decayed trees. 

 [PI. IV, fig. 4.] , 



5. A TIN BOTTLE, useful in collecting coleop- 

 terous insects. In this bottle a tube is intro- 

 duced, which extends a little way down the 

 bottle, to prevent the insects from escaping 

 when the cork is taken out for the purpose of 

 putting in other insects. [PL IV, fig. 5.] 



6. A PAIR OF FORCEPS. These are about 

 ten inches in length, and are made of iron. The 

 fans are either circular or of an octagon form, 

 and are covered with fine gauze ; they are held 

 and moved as a pair of scissors, and are ex- 



