different, and a few steps and the woll-known twist of tho wrist, captured our first speci- 

 men of Ceniale Maconnii Oh, but she was a beauty ! Colour bright brown, with the 

 nervures all darkened, and bearinfj on tho primaries two large and white-pupilled 

 black ocelli with one small one between them. The females we found to vary 

 very much. Most of them were handsomer and darker than the males, with larger 

 ocelli and the nervures almost always clearly marked out with black — some, however, 

 and particularly one female taken by Professor Macoun in 1885, at Morlev. in the- 

 Rocky Mountains, is of the beautiful pale golden brown of Ch. CoJifomicn. 

 Morley is the only other known locality for this fine species. Its most interestinsj 

 feature is the total absence in the males of the sexual streak of special scales, or 

 Androeonia, which marks tho males of this genus. During the day we secured altogether 

 nine females, and tied them in three cages over clumps of grass, {Avena striata). 

 When we left we carried away with us upwards of 250 eggs, which were afterwards dis- 

 tributed to everyone wo knew of who would tako the trouble to rear the larvie. Con- 

 spicuous objects at this time were the Yellow Swallow-tails, (P. Turnus), and one wa» 

 seen to lay an egg upon a small aspen. This was a new food plant to us both, so captu- 

 ring half a dozen females they were tied in a gauze bag over a branch of a living aspea 

 tree. This was another kind of cage, and is very useful for such insects as Paptlio, 

 Limenitis and Grapta. Care must be taken, however, that the leaves of the branch 

 inside may be in a natural position, for some species are very particular about where they 

 place their eggs. For instance, Nisoniades- ! celiis and Papiliu Tnrnus lay on top of the^ 

 leaves, Limenitis on the edgo near the tip, and many others as Daruiis Archippivi, Pi/ra- 

 meis lltintera, Colias Euri/l/inme, underneath. Some, as the Lycienas, lay upon the small 

 flower stems. A few, as Aryijiinis Afyrina, A. liellona and some of the Paniphili<l.<v will 

 lay indiscriminately all over tho food plant, tho ground and the cage. With I'apilia 

 Tumus it was necessary to tie our bag so that the branch hung naturally insid>i it. 

 When a bag made beforehand is used the points must be rounded, and in tying a piece of 

 gauze over a branch care must be taken to pull out all creases and folds, or the insects 

 will be sure to get into them and either die, or as we found in somi; instances, be killed 

 by spiders from the outside of the big. It is better to put more thin one ftmiale in the 

 same caj^e. I have frequently noticed that one specimen alone is apt to crawl alx>ut or 

 settle on the top of the cau;e, and not go near the food plant. When there are two or 

 three they disturb each other and are fre(juently moving and falling upon the food plants 

 when they will sometimes stop for a second and lay an egg. A stubborn female of 

 Colias Eurythf.me was only induced to lay by having a male placed in the cage with her^ 

 by his impatient fluttering and efforts to get out she was frequently knocked down from 

 the top and every time she fell upon the clover plant beneath she laid an egg before 

 crawling to the top again. 



By the evening of the 7th we had the following species cageil : — PtipHio Turnug, 

 Golia8 Eariflheme, Pyramtris Ilvniera, Chionobas Afacounii, Pamphila ifygtic, Ambly^ 

 ncirtes Viidis, Nisoniddes Icelus. 



The Colias was tied upon a plant of clover (Trifolium pratc,n'<e, ) I had taken with me. 

 It will be found a wise precaution to take with you a few plants in po s when travellinjj 

 by rail to collect eggs. I have practiced this for years and have always been glad that I 

 have done so. Half a dozen 3-inch pots will fit easily into a fruit basket with a handle, 

 and are very little ti>)ulile. In these you can take two pots of grass {Poa pralen»is pre- 

 ferred) for Satyrida; and Pamphilidaj, a plant of red clover and one of white clover for Cali- 

 ads. Nearly, if not all these species will lay upon these pLin'.s, although it would appear 

 from this year's experience they will not all eat them. One pot with a smooth-l.Mved 

 violet {V. blanda) ami one with a rough-leaved spncies {V. cacaUafn). These are f .r the 

 Argynniiite. If grass is abundant and in convenient tufts for caging insects upon, one of 

 the pot8 of grass may l)o emptied and the pot used for any local plant which is thou^iit to 

 be the food of a local species. On Sunday, 8th, the only note of interest w.is the aj'p -ar- 

 ancii of sand flies in such numbers as to almost drive out the little congngation which 

 gathered at the station-house for service. 



On Monday morning, the 9th, we got up early and made an early start. After visit- 

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