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an agreeable novelty. It is to be hoped that the German authorities 

 will be more successful in enforcing it than has been the case else- 

 where, where attempts have been made by State or Municipality to 

 protect rare flowers and birds. — H. Rowland-Brown ; Harrow Weald, 

 September 14th, 1913. 



Colias edusa in Bucks. — While collecting on August 15th on 

 the Chiltern Hills, near Princes Eisborough, I took a male Colias 

 edusa. The day was dull, and there was not a ray of sunshine to 

 induce the flight of butterflies, though a few Agriades corydon males 

 were on the wing. Happening to beat a small dwarf conifer, how- 

 ever, I put up this, the only " Clouded Yellow " I had seen in 

 England for five years, with the exception of the female notified by 

 me from Great Missenden last year. Unfortunately, though other- 

 wise perfect with the freshness of a newly-emerged specimen, a large 

 piece had been torn, apparently by a bird, from the right hind wing. 

 I visited the same locality on several occasions during the month, 

 but saw no more of the species. At another spot on the 9th I cap- 

 tured a perfect example of A. corydon var. tithonus, Meig. (var. syn- 

 gra/pha, Kef.), the first I have ever encountered on the Chilterns in 

 some twenty years' collecting hereabouts. Pamphila comma, usually 

 very abundant, was conspicuous only by its absence. I saw but one 

 very dark female : possibly the flight was over. I should mention, 

 also, the marked tendency of the " blues " this season, especially 

 of Polyommatus icarus, to develop blue forms of the female. — 

 H. Rowland-Brown ; Harrow Weald, September 13th, 1913. 



Colias edusa at Ealing. — As I was walking near Ealing Broad- 

 way station about mid-day yesterday (August 28th) a specimen of 

 C. edusa swooped down over the houses within a few yards of me, 

 and careered away across Haven Green. — W. R. Taylor (B.A.). 



Colias edusa in Hampshire. — A male specimen of C. edusa in 

 fair condition was taken on September 17th in the Public Gardens at 

 Bournemouth. — A. S. Corbet ; Bournemouth. 



Colias edusa in Kent. — Two friends of mine kindly collecting 

 for me on a holiday at Romney, Kent, reported that C. edusa was 

 very abundant during the second week in August ; among a fine 

 series brought back were two beautiful specimens of var. helice. 

 Large numbers of the commoner species were captured, among 

 which I was glad to find one A. occulta: is this not a rare insect so 

 far south ? — J. B. Manly ; Park View, Henley-in-Arden, Warwick- 

 shire, September 14th, 1913. 



Colias edusa at South Norwood. — Whilst sitting in my back 

 garden on Sunday last, the 24th inst., I observed a fine specimen of 

 G. edusa (male) flitting over the flowers. — W. D. Comsdale; "Sunny 

 Bank," South Norwood, S.E., August 30th, 1913. 



Colias edusa in Sussex. — C. edusa has been plentiful in clover 

 fields at Selsey this week, and I have caught some very fine specimens, 

 the females being especially good and in perfect condition. I have 

 also seen one C. hyale but failed to net it. — Miss A. D. Edwards ; 

 Iron Latch Cottage, Selsey, Chichester, August 29th, 1913. 



