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lower trees. Papilio sarpedon was frequently taken at mud- 

 holes, as P. ulysses was also once or twice. P. lycaon was noticed 

 and stopped once as it flew swiftly overhead, following the course 

 of a swamp. Cynthia ada was quite common, the males far 

 outnumbering the females. Here also I obtained Neptis shep- 

 herdi, Precis zelima, Neptis consimilis, Cupha prosope, and Tel- 

 lervo zoilus. 



Amongst the beetles, Cicendela semicincta was very common 

 on the paths, whilst there were two or three arboreal species on 

 the tree-trunks, but of these I only managed to capture a few of 

 one species (D.Jiavipes). They have a liabit of moving round 

 the tree as one approaches, and are most difficult to take. I was 

 late for Buprestidse, and only took one or two species. There are 

 still a few black fellows about in this district — poor little under- 

 sized specimens of humanity. One day I met one armed with a 

 spear and boomerang, and on another occasion one had a 

 boomerang and a throwing-stick of some kind. Their huts are 

 the roughest shelters I ever saw, and far too low for one to stand 

 upright in. They simply consist of three long wands bent over 

 in half circles, and crossing at a point at the top, and then loose 

 thatch is roughly thrown over them. 



At the end of the week I went up to Kuranda, above the 

 Barron Falls, which lies nearly two thousand feet above sea- 

 level. Here the bush takes a very different character, the dense 

 undergrowth giving way, and one also misses the graceful 

 Australian palm {Livistona austraUs) ; still the lawyer palm 

 {Calamus austraUs), a climbing species armed with long tentacles 

 studded with hooks, is as numerous and troublesome as ever. 

 Ornithoptera cassandra was common here in all stages as below, 

 but at this season Papilio tdysses seemed less numerous. I also 

 took P. agamemnon, and one afternoon a large number of P. 

 macleayanus. Tellervo zoilus was also very common, and, like 

 Ornithoytera cassandra, does not seem to mind the rain. It is 

 mimicked by the very rare little Neptis standing freana and one 

 afternoon I was fortunate enough to capture three examples. 



The rain was now descending daily, rendering collecting very 

 difficult. A fresh source of annoyance appeared in the shape of 

 small pencil leeches, which are very common in some parts of 

 the bush. They fix themselves on to the clothing of passers-by, 

 and one is not aware of their presence till one notices the blood- 

 soaked garments. It is curious here to hear the chorus of frogs, 

 which commences of an evening or just before rain sets in. 

 Wasps are numerous up here, making their nests underneath 

 the stairs (which are outside) and under the roofs of the balconies. 

 They do not seem to cause any annoyance to the inmates. In 

 the garden I met our old friend Deiopeia pulchella. 



Other butterflies captured included Hypolimnas alimena, 

 Junonia vellida, Mynes geoffroyi, Danais hamata, D. chrysippus. 



