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if work interferes with entomology give up the work, and although 
quite willing to carry out this precept, each battalion has a treasured 
possession in the person of the Sergeant Major, who prefers a long 
parade state to a long series. 
In many ways I was fortunate, especially in my Colonel, who 
readily granted many little privileges, which enabled me to obtain 
species that without his goodwill I should never have taken. In other 
ways I was unfortunate, as when I had made arrangements to apply 
for leave to go on long journeys, something always occurred to prevent 
my going; for instance, in 19171 was going to Lahoul to try for 
Parnassius and other Palaearctics that occur in great number in that 
remote region. The Mahsuds started raiding on the Dera Jat 
frontier, and the Government deciding on punitive measures, my 
battalion was ordered to Waziristan. 
In 1919, thinking everything quiet, I decided to apply for leave to 
go to Northern Sikkim to see if Armandia lidderdalii and 2 Teino- 
palpus impertalis were to be found, but the Amritsar riots, and Afeban 
war, called me elsewhere; yet as I am not writing an account of 
frontier warfare I will return to August, 1914, when I joined the 
London Cyelists, and in accordance with the scheme of coast defence, 
we were ordered to the south coast; after a few months here we were 
moyed to the Norfolk coast, when one day orders were issued to hand 
in our cycles, and we were hurriedly moved to Chisledon Camp en 
route for Kast Africa, but after being there for several weeks these 
orders were cancelled, and we were sent to Devonport and shipped on 
board the H.M.T.S. ‘* Ceramic”’ for an unknown destination, but the 
days at sea passed without our landing at any of the theatres of war, 
and we reached Port Said, where two visitors came on board, viz., a 
hoopoe and our old friend Pyrameis cardut. Finally on February 28th, 
1916, we landed at Bombay, and immediately entrained to Bangalore. 
To one landing in India for the first time, the journey through the 
Western Ghats is very deceptive, as one immediately fancies this very 
beantiful range of hills to be typical of India, but one soon learns that 
this is the exception. I did not get an opportunity of coilecting in 
this part of the Peninsula, and judging from the varied and tropical 
vegetation, it should be a most productive collecting ground. Butter- 
flies were swarming along the railway banks, but beyond a few common 
species, I could not identify them, which was perhaps as well for my 
peace of mind. After three days in the train we arrived at Bangalore, 
but still I had to restrain my enthusiasm, as every regiment arriving 
in the country has to be in quarantine for a period of 14 days, at the 
expiration of this time I started entomology whenever I could manage 
to obtain any spare time. Thursdays were anxiously looked forward 
to as this day is a holiday for all troops in India, and the following 
notes show the results obtained. 
Menelaides (Papilio) hector.—Abundant everywhere, especially in a 
smali sandal wood plantation at the back of the Hebbal rifle ranges, 
apparently continuously brooded, as from March to December they 
were always to be found in every possible condition. This was the 
only Papilio I found of which both sexes were commonly taken. For 
several weeks I despaired of ever being able to take this striking 
butterfly, but finally I found they could be taken in any number 
between the hours of 4 to 6 p.m., when they cease flying high and 
