190 THE ENTOMOLOGIST S RECORD. 
And on the hill may flavicornis lie 
All undisturbed upon some ‘twig of birch ; 
No longer need parthenias mount on high, 
Nor swift petraria elude my search. 
No more shall Ralli’s Clearing hear the shout 
Of vict’ry, as I take some treasured thing, 
Or Smithwood see me slowly prowl about, 
Intent on rubi, or what Fate may bring. 
Crepuscularia now may find retreat 
Is fairly safe within her favoured grove, 
That crowns the heights of old St. James’ Seat ; 
And in her glen prunaria may rove. 
The sallows now may freely open wide 
Their luscious blooms to all the Quaker clan, 
And miniosa may drink her fill, nor hide 
Her rosy pinions from the sight of man. 
My lamp no more shall cleave the tangled brake, 
Endeavouring to trace some errant bug. 
Nor shall [ stalk from tree to tree and take 
Leporina or derasa—or a slug ! 
Nor shall I patient watch the lighted sheet, 
Or scour the reed-beds in a humid state, 
Or steal with pockets full of ancient meat 
Y'o plant it near a parson’s garden gate ! ! 
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For such pursuits are over for a time, 
And I am far away from Surrey’s weald. 
My net I flourish in a torrid clime, 
And take whate’er the virgin bush may yield. 
Exotics with a wondrous wealth of wing 
In every rainbow colour flutter by, 
In green and gold and purple sheen they bring 
Their fairy visions to the mortal eye. 
Across me flits a flash of jewelled light, 
Metallic blue and silver in the sun, 
And though my eye can scarce observe its flight, 
I strike—and thus I miss another one! 
Tis true I’ve gained my heart’s desire to be 
Among these gems that sparkle up and down 
Like living fire—but much I’d give to see 
A common Garden White or Meadow Brown!!! 
January Ist, 1920. L. R. Txscx. 
YW oOTES ON COLLECTING, Kte. 
ZYGENA TRIFOLU AND Z. FILIPENDUL®.—In “ Notes on Collecting ” 
of the September issue, a correspondent writing from Cranley, Surrey, 
suggests that Z. trifolid is much more lable to aberrations than Z. 
