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identified species in the genus. This is partly because the fine colour 
of the underside of the hindwing is not at all variable. The two 
species which approach carlinae nearest in this respect are fritillum 
and armoricanus ; but neither of these occur at all in Alpine regions. 
(Lo be concluded.) 
jWHOTES ON COLLECTING, Kte. 
ZycaENa Pupation.—l have to record a curious collection of sites 
for pupating that I met with at Malvern last year. Whilst taking a 
walk one day I saw several cocoons attached to some barbed wire 
fencing, and they became so numerous that I counted them. The 
wire fencing was the boundary to a considerable pasture for cattle 
alongside one of the roads, and the grass had grown quite long the 
whole way underneath the barbed wire, so that the larve had evi- 
dently crawled up the grass stems on to the wire. The cocoons were 
placed both horizontally and vertically. In a distance of perhaps a 
couple of hundred yards, or somewhat more, I counted about one 
hundred and forty cocoons on the wire compared with twenty-five on 
the stems of the grass. The latter was evidently of very mature 
growth, so that is was not for lack of suitable positions that this 
curious selection was made.—G. T. Berauns-Baxer. 
“« A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE IS A DANGEROUS THING.’’—Another wonderful 
example of ‘‘Newspaper Entomology” from the Daily Chronicle, 
which you may like to print in next convenient Record. ‘ The First 
“Peacock” ? Walking in Devonshire this afternoon (February 18), 
writes a correspondent, I saw flying low and falteringly what I first 
thought was a Wood Argus butterfly. It alighted on a twig on a 
bank, and as it clung to it, slowly raised and spread its wings in the 
warm February sun. As I looked I saw that the insect was a freshly 
emerged ‘‘ Peacock.’ The colours deepened, the dark brown dried to a 
warm copper, and the white wings became clearer. After watching it 
for ten minutes I left it, with wings flat and perfect and apparently 
quite dry. I never before saw a butterfly of this species with such 
brilliant colours or more definite markings.” There was a subsequent 
letter giving more or less concise details of io’s life history, but not 
correcting any of the above howlers.—C. NicHouson, 35, The Avenue, 
Hale End, Chingford, E. 4. 
G)URRENT NOTES AND SHORT NOTICES. 
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«Tum STEALING OF THE CoMMON FROM THE GoosE”’ acain.—We 
hear that there. is to be a Bill introduced into Parliament with 
the object#ot securing the enclosure of portions of Wanstead Flats and 
Epping Forest for the purpose of permanent allotments. This attempt 
if successful will completely nullify the Act of 1878 when these areas 
were supposed to be secured to the public for ever. Will all help against 
this proposed misappropriation. The Hssex Field Club, The Entomo- 
logical Society of London, The South London Entomological and Natural 
History Society, etc., are sending strong resolutions against this pro- 
posal to the Prime Minister, the London Members of Parliament and 
the City Corporation (the Conservators of the Forest).—Hy.J.T. 
