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Phieadelphia, Pa., October, 1902. 



At this season of the year we learn what our subscribers and 

 friends have been doing through the Summer. We are especi- 

 ally interested in those who have made collecting trips, and we 

 are curious to learn of their success or failure. Also at this 

 time of year insects begin to come in for determination and we 

 look forward to seeing new or rare species. There is as much 

 pleasure in field work as there is in hunting with a gun and 

 the added pleasure of knowing we do not destroy or wound 

 animals which suffer pain. There is even a spice of danger in 

 collecting insects at high altitudes, and in some cases the chase 

 may be as keen as that after a deer or antelope. 



The late Mr. J. H. Leech says " The most sporting butter- 

 fly is Parnassius charltonius. His first acquaintance with the 

 species was in 1887 in the N. W. Himalayas, at an altitude of 

 18,000 feet among the glaciers on the Skoro la Pass of Baltis- 

 tan. At that time the species was very rare in collections, and 

 on first observing it the author and Mr. de Niceville, who 

 accompanied him, determined at once to procure a good series 

 at any price. The ground was very badly adapted for forming 

 a camp, but after a little searching a more or less level spot was 

 found on which the coolies were set to work digging away the 

 mountain side, and by evening the little 8 foot tents were 

 pitched. In the meantime two or three specimens, not in the 



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