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plenty of C. edusa and odd examples of P. atalanta and Vanessa 

 io, while C. corinna was generally distributed. Here also two 

 or three specimens of Hesperia serratulcs were taken. 



Going on past Tattone station we found more likely looking 

 ground in a sheltered valley, along the bottom of which a 

 delightful stream meandered, shaded by immense chestnut trees. 

 Occasional fine D. pandora were taken off thistles near Tattone 

 station, but it was still rare, and A. elisa proved to be just 

 emerging, for we took several more males ; they are a quick 

 bold flyer, and not easy to catch. By the afore-mentioned 

 stream we got two specimens of a fine form of Cyaniris argiolus 

 var. parvipunctata and the first Satyrus neomiris, while we 

 noticed P. egeria and L. sinapis to be not uncommon and a single 

 Pieris napi, with stray examples of V. io, P. hrassiccB, and one 

 immense female I. lathonia. 



A few days later — on June 30th to be exact — we walked over 

 the Col de Vergio to Bocognano, a large village beautifully 

 situated amongst groves of large chestnut trees, and at some 

 2000 ft. lower elevation than Vizzavona. It was very cold when 

 we started, and there was much fresh snow on Monte d'Oro. 

 However, when we emerged froni the Vizzavona forest the sun 

 was shining brilliantly, and as we walked along the white 

 winding road, always downhill, we were soon warmed up ; and 

 though insects were few and far between, the odd examples of 

 A. elisa and C. corinna which we picked up served to enliven the 

 walk. When we got near to the village I missed a specimen of 

 A. urticcB var. ichnusa, the first one I had seen. In one or two 

 of the hayfields surrounding Bocognano, where the hay was still 

 uncut, a magnificent form of P. icarus was found, the males 

 extremely large and fine, the females equally large and distinct, 

 with broad bands of orange spotting on the upper side of the 

 lower wings. Here also C. corinna was almost common, and 

 beautifully fresh A. elisa kept turning up, but were always diffi- 

 cult to catch ; while a single fine D. pandora was added to the 

 bag. But by one o'clock the weather had hazed in, and with 

 the departure of the sun a cold wind sprang up with slight rain, 

 and all collecting was over for that day ; and for the next four 

 or five days the weather remained most unpropitious and 

 nothing could be done. Moreover, up at Vizzavona the con- 

 ditions became quite Alpine, and one was glad of all one's 

 thickest clothes. On July 4th we went to Corte, hoping to find 

 at this considerably lower elevation better weather and things 

 generally more advanced ; but, however, the Fates were again 

 against us, as although it was considerably warmer than at 

 Vizzavona, we only had two really good collecting days, the 

 remainder of the time being absolutely spoilt by the tornadoes of 

 wind which made it quite impossible to do anything out of 

 doors whatever. 



