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regard to Epping Forest. — R. T. Baumann ; " Glendale," 17, Station 

 Road, Chingford, Essex. 



Epione apiciaria in Autumn. — Referring to your correspon- 

 dent's note {ante p. 66), I may mention that I took a v*ery fair speci- 

 men of this moth on a gas-lamp in Lewes on the 1st November 

 last. The insect appeared hardly in keeping with such species as 

 P. populi, A. sphinx, H. defoliaria and H. aurantiaria, which were 

 obtained at the lamps the same evening. — Hugh J. Vinall ; " Torbay," 

 Park Road, Lewes. 



August in the Valais and Vaud Cantons. — When I found it 

 possible this year, for the first time, to spend a month in Switzer- 

 land, I determined to get expert advice as to the most promising 

 localities, and from a number of good places most kindly suggested 

 to me by the Rev. G. Wheeler and Mr. J. W. Tutt, I finally elected to 

 spend the first three weeks on the Col de la Forclaz, between Martigny 

 and Chamonix, and the last week on Mont Pelerin, just above Vevey. 

 Travelling via Newhaven and Dieppe, we spent the night in the 

 train, and our first sight of Switzerland could scarcely have been a 

 more impressive one, as we came within view of Lake Leman with 

 Mont Blanc in the distance, in the glorious haze of a brilliant 

 summer morning on July 31st. Passing the towns on the north side 

 of the lake, we entered the Rhone Valley, and arrived at Martigny, 

 the end of our railway journey, at 9.30, to find a carriage waiting to 

 take us up the three hours' climb to the Col de la Forclaz. We had 

 not proceeded far from the town and suburb before we began to see 

 butterflies of many kinds in plenty around us, including Parnassius 

 apollo, Leptosia sinapis, Dryas papliia, Argynnis aglaia, Melitaa 

 athalia, M. dictynna, Pararge mcara, Erebia stygne, E. tyndarus, Melan- 

 argia galatea, and many others, besides several fine CalUmorpha 

 hera. We arrived at the hotel about one o'clock, and after a hearty 

 meal we unpacked our nets and went down the road to try and take 

 some of the insects we had seen in the morning, and besides those 

 mentioned above we took Ghrysophamts alciphron var. gordius, in 

 splendid condition. The next day we devoted to an exploration of 

 the Valley and Glacier du Trient, in the former of which they were 

 already beginning to cut the hay, so we determined to make the most 

 of the next few days there, before attempting any of the higher 

 ground around us. This locality yielded us splendid bags on each 

 occasion that we visited it, amongst the new things being Garcha- 

 rodus althace, Pamphila comma, Carter ocephalus palcemon, Chryso- 

 pJianus virgaurecB, C. hippothoe, Lycana ar'ion (very much worn), 

 Cicpido viinima, Nomiades semiargus, Polyommatus daman, P. hylas, 

 P. alexis, P. astrarche, Papilio machaon, Parnassius delius (worn), 

 Aporia cratcegi, Colias phicomene, Brenthis amathusia, CcBnonympha 

 satyrion, Erebia melampus, E. manto, E. euryale, E. ligea, E. pronoe, 

 and E. tyndarus, as well as Zygana minos, Setina aurita var. raviosa, 

 a fine specimen of Phcsia bractea, Acidalia trilineata, Larentia htgu- 

 brata, L. tristata, L. hastata, and Odezia atrata ; and on a subsequent 

 occasion we took Parnassius mnemosrjne and Polygonia c-album, on 

 the road between Forclaz and the village of Trient. 



