thus hidden from the view of the sparrows, they flew away, 

 doubtless assuming that the butterfly had escaped. The 

 house-sparrow is hardly to be regarded as an insectivorous 

 bird, and it is, therefore, questionable whether the butterfly 

 was being chased by the birds for food, but as to their 

 persistent attack upon it there can be no doubt, whatever 

 their motive may have been." 



Several other members gave instances of Lepidoptera being 

 attacked by birds, the swallow and starling being mentioned 

 as well as the sparrow. 



Mr. Percy Richards communicated the report of the Field 

 Meeting held at Coombe Wood on July loth (see p. 85). 



Mr. Step read the report of the Field Meeting held at 

 Mickleham on June 19th (see p. ^"j), 



JULY 2\th, 1909. 



Field Meeting at Reigate. 



Conductor: Alfred Sich, F.E.S. 



In spite of the uncertainty of the weather fourteen 

 members were present, so that although the rain was more 

 plentiful and more persistent than was desirable for ento- 

 mological study, there were plenty of companions in adversity 

 to make things as cheery as circumstances would allow. 

 Several members took Eubolia bipunctaria on the chalk 

 downs, and Mr. R. Adkin noted Nola cucullatella and Tortrix 

 podana, sheltering from the weather on a fence. Mr. Lionel 

 Adams, the well-known conchologist, was present as a 

 welcome visitor, and pointed out a Holocene deposit at the 

 foot of the downs which has yielded many interesting fossil 

 remains of Mollusca. One or two specimens of Helix pomatia 

 were seen enjoying the damp atmosphere. At 6.30 p.m. 

 members found their way to Keasley's tea-rooms, near the 

 Market Place, where the inner man was regaled in shelter. 



AUGUST i2fh, 1909. 



Mr. Dennis exhibited a specimen of the "Fuller's Teasel," 

 Dipsacns fnllomnn, from Halstead, Essex. It is generally 

 held to be a cultivated form of the wild D. sylvcstris. 



Mr. Baumann exhibited a reed containing pupae of 

 Nonagria geininipuncta from Lewes, and a species of ich- 

 neumon bred from the reeds. 



