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form of Ncmcophila plantaginis, from South Hants, with 

 black markings somewhat reduced, especially in the basal 

 area. Also a very dark form from Witherslack. 



Mr. W. G. Sheldon exhibited tine series of the European 

 species of the genera Apatnva, Liuienitis, and Neptis, taken 

 by himself, chiefly in Hungary, Switzerland, and France. 



Mr. H. Page sent for exhibition two very fine series of 

 PolyoiiiDiatus escheri and Coenonyinplia dorus, from Abries and 

 Digne respectively, taken by Mrs. Page and himself in July 

 and August of the present year. 



Mr. D. J. Rice exhibited an abnormal clutch of robins' eggs. 

 They were eight in number, unusualhdarge, and of a very pale 

 nniform coloration without the usual mottling, except one or 

 two inky-looking marks on some of them. 



Mr. L. W. Newman exhibited a long varied series of 

 Ennomos antiunnaria {alniaria), showing how by in-breeding 

 the fine rich colour and heavy speckles of the wild form 

 gradually get paler and the spots less, producing a washed- 

 out appearance. He also included a fine series of the 

 melanic form. Specimens of hybrid Sinerinthus populi, 

 female, x occUatus, male, bred in October, igio, from a 

 brood which pupated in July and August, 1910; one specimen 

 showed hardly any ocelli, and another was the rare female 

 form. A large number of beautifully executed hand-paint- 

 ings, by Messrs. B. E. Jupp and W. Crocker, of the finest 

 aberrations and varieties bred by himself during the past 

 four years. 



On behalf of Mr. Alec. Marshall, of Bexley, Mr. Newman 

 exhibited an aberration of Broithis sclene with a large black 

 spot in the left fore-wing. A fine variety of Mclitcea aurinia, 

 in which all the wings were heavily marked with wedge- 

 shaped white spots. A specimen of Lyccena avion with only 

 the orbicular spot. A fine-coloured specimen of Noctiia 

 stcbrosea, presented to him by the late Mr. Bond. 



Mr. W. B. Pratt exhibited a variety of Melitaa athalia, 

 taken in West Sussex, and known as ab. corythalia, in which 

 the light ground colour is prevalent ; and an underside of 

 M . aurinia, in which the cream spots in the basal area of 

 the hind-wing are filled in with black, and the marginal area 

 is almost covered by an extension of the white central band. 



Mr. W. J. Kave exhibited a complete transitional series 

 between Heliconius phyllis form anacveon, and H. phyllis form 

 venusata. The twelve specimens were from the same locality 

 on the Mapiri river in E. Bolivia, and showed that all were 

 but forms of one variable species. Mr. Kaye remarked that 



