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and shaded by a dark brown streak, which runs 

 from the first median veinlet to the anal angle, 

 where it connects witli the band on the inner 

 edge. 



Posteriors yellowish-white, with a dark 

 brown central and marginal band. 



Fringes on both pairs light brown, spotted 

 with white. 



Under side of all the wings light rusty brown, 

 with a slightly darker band along the margins, 

 and an indistinct dark central band. The 

 bases of both wings are lighter, that of the 

 posteriors being almost white. 



Expands about four inches. 



The larva is apple green, with the head 

 marked with a black lateral stripe. The sides 

 of the abdomen are marked with seven oblique 

 whitish stripes, shaded below with yellowish 

 and above with dark blue. Caudal horn light 

 blue, with black tubercles, anal extremity mark- 

 ed with black spots. 



Food plants, mountain laurel, lilac and ash. 



Locality Boxes. 



The following may be a pleasant suggestion 

 to some entomologists who do not make a large 

 collection. I used to collect spasmodically and 

 mark my boxes with the name of the locality, 

 and though of little use in a scientific sense, I 

 found it made a very pleasant collection to 

 look over with some of my more scientific 

 friends. I did not confine my attention to per- 

 fect insects only, but collected often a full 

 series of them together with the food plant. 

 My old "Mt. Washington " box was quite a 

 treasure in its way, and was snpplemented by 

 a big one marked " Hei-mit Lake and Tucker- 

 man's Ravine." 



Bob. 



Notice. 



CHANGE OF PUBLICATION. 



The Bristol Ornithological Club would 

 return man}- sincere thanks for the liberal 

 support tendered them, upon the announce- 

 ment of an intended publication by the 

 Club. Arrangements were made May 2nd, 

 with Mr. Frank B. Webster, by which The 

 Oknithologist and Oologist, commencing 

 with the July issue will pass into the pos- 



session of the Club and become their official 

 publication. 



It will be increased in size at no advance 

 in price. As the Entomological Depart- 

 ment will be discontinued, an}' subscriber 

 who may desire the magzaine for that de- 

 partment will have their money refunded 

 upon request. 



Mr. Frank B. Webster, will act as pub- 

 lisher for the Club, and the office of publi- 

 cation will remain the same, and all sub- 

 scriptions should be sent as usual. 



All who have sent money for the intended 

 Quarterly Bulletin, and are subscribers to 

 the Ornithologist and Oologist, will have 

 their mone}' promptly returned ; and new 

 subscribers to either magazine will have 

 their address booked for a period of time 

 proportionate to the sum remitted. 



The same editorial staff will be retained 

 with the exception of Mr. Wright, who 

 will retire with his department, and we 

 would sa}' that it was no lack of effort on 

 the part of that gentleman that his depart- 

 ment was not a financial success. 



Mr. F. W. Andros, will assist us in 

 editorial work on behalf of the Club and 

 it is proposed to make this magazine more 

 efficient than ever and we trust this ar- 

 rangement will more than please our readers. 



BuFF-BKEASTED SANDPIPER. A male of this 

 species was shot in company with some Sander- 

 lings on a sandbar, Ottawa River, by Mr. S. 

 White on the 24th of August, 1886. 



Ottawa, Ontario, G. R. White. 



Purple Sandpiper. A male was shot on 

 the bank of the Rideu River by Mr, W. Forbes 

 of this city on the 29th of October, 1885, and is 

 now in my collection. 



Ottawa, Ontario, G. R. White, 



Mr. Elwiu A. Capen of Canton Mass., author 

 of Ooloijii of New England is making arrange- 

 ments for an exploring ti-ip to the north coast. 



We desire to say that our especial corres- 

 pondent, Mr. Charles F, Morrison, does not 

 exchange any of his present collection of Col- 

 orado birds or eggs. 



