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came forth specimens, some of which did not appear till 

 October, but none remained until the spring. They were in 

 fact Juliaria, though some were rather larger than that 

 commonly is. The spring brood varies much in size, but is 

 generally larger; yet I have raised specimens from larvae 

 found in the autumn, little bigger than Juliaria. 



Boarmia tetragonaria. This, and the two following species, 

 are about equally plentiful here. Perhaps this is the most com- 

 mon. I have taken eight or ten specimens of it in one evening, 

 and seen more. It may mostly be found sitting on the pollard 

 hornbeans, near the head, never low down, like B. abietaria 

 and crepuscular ia. Sometimes we find it on the oak and 

 birch, but this is very seldom. It appears to prefer damp and 

 shady parts of the forest. 



Boarmia slrigularia. I have this year bred this insect 

 from larvae found in June. I had not found it here before. 



Boarmia punctularia used to be abundant here, but of 

 late I have not found it. 



Lamproptcryx badiata and Anticlea derivata are- both 

 very common here. 



Melanippe hastata appears to be purely diurnal. 



Cheimatobia rupicapraria is found here in profusion. I 

 have captured forty in an hour. 



Drepana hamula has this year been unusually common. 



I may here mention, that this season some insects, which I 

 have not seen here for some years, have re-appeared. Amongst 

 others, Rhyncltites populi and Attelabus cuculionoides, but 

 not in their usual numbers. Luperus rufipes has literally 

 swarmed in our woods by myriads. One stroke of the stick 

 would at once bring a score into a net. 



From the few walks I have this year been able to take, I 

 should conceive that this has not been a bad season for insects 

 in general, though not particularly favourable to Lepidoptera. 



And now let me turn to a subject which has not hitherto 

 employed my pen. Perhaps this is one reason why I feel 

 desirous to try my hand at it. 



" Juvat integros accedere fonteis 

 Atque haurire : Juvatque novos decerpere flores." 



I have first to state, that I owe all my knowledge of Orni- 



