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felt to be advisable, so it was spent about the village and in what had 

 become my favourite corner, the sheltered grassy nook by the little 

 bridge across the Matt. By dodging the showers a fair number of 

 Syrichthics alveus were obtained, drinking moisture from the sunny 

 paths, but among them only one Pozveiha sao. The Anthrocerids in 

 plenty were closely examined, and a six-spotted specimen was found 

 ifi cop with a five-spotted example, probably A. hippocrepidis and 

 A. lotiicercc var. Worn B. eiiphrosyne were about, one specimen 

 with somewhat enlarged and elongated submarginal spots. A most 

 remarkable form of M. didyma was met with, in which the greater 

 portion of the black pigment had more or less failed to develop. 

 The usual markings were all in position, as in normal specimens, but 

 were of a light, silvery grey. Some of the spots had a few scattered 

 black scales, and when examined with a glass numerous scales were 

 seen to have only the tips black. The black markings near the 

 insertion of the wings were of the normal depth of colour, and the 

 ground colour was about the usual depth of tint. Af. athalia was in 

 good condition, and I met with the very dark var. alpina of Plebeius 

 argus (cegon), as well as a form of Aricia asirarche with the var. allous 

 tendency of the red spots on the upper side to disappear. Adopaa 

 flava (linea) was very worn ; and Urbicola comma was also noted, one 

 very small male being taken. Of Argiades syhiauiis two specimens 

 were taken, both small in size, but one was unusually light in colour, 

 while the other was a dark form. Herbula cespitalis was not un- 

 common, nor were Odezia atrata and Cleogene jlaveolaria. Plenty of 

 smaller things were in evidence, but I appear to have secured only 

 one representative of Sciaphila at'gentana. 



The afternoon early became cool, and we strolled slowly back, 

 fixing in our minds the unparalleled scenes of vastness, magnificence, 

 and ideal beauty, until we reached the village church. 



The call of the mountains is imperative. We shall go to Zermatt 

 again. 



