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pearing; on the 31st I also saw, but failed to take, a specimen of 
Euvanessa polychloros. 
On August 1st I moved to lBourton-on-the-Water, on the 
Cotswolds, where I had samples of all sorts of weather. On the 
8rd I found Polygonia c-album at the top of Bourton Hill; A. 
urticae was swarming at the roadside and in the neighbouring fields, 
- and the three Pierids were abundant ; there were a few P. megera, and 
a fair number of A. hyperantus, remnants of EH. jurtina, a few 
Polyommatus icarus, and a single Agriades coridon. On the 6th the 
latter species was fairly common at the side of the Northleach road, 
about three-quarters of a mile out of Bourton, which my brother tells 
me is a new locality for it; at the same place were a few M. yalathea, 
A. hyperantus, P. cardui, and Rumicia phlaeas, swarms of Adopaea flava 
and a single ricia medon, very fresh; a little further on, at the other 
side of the road, were several Vanessa io in splendid condition; A. 
urticae and the three common Pierids were everywhere and in prime 
condition. On the 7th I had a day in my earliest. hunting ground, 
Wolford Wood; but except for P. c-album did not meet with much 
success. I was specially anxious to take Bithys quercius, which was 
common enough but utterly refused to descend from the tree-tops; I 
only got one ?, which turned out to be a good deal torn! D. paphia 
was common but mostly ragged, Argynnis adippe also very worn, except 
one 9; /. to was common and remarkably fine, C. pamphilus was but 
slightly represented, P. icarus entirely absent. The three Pierids were 
in good condition and common, so also was Rf. phlaeas, of which I took 
a nice ab. sujfusa and several caeruleo-punctata ; but on the whole the 
expedition was rather disappointing. 
The following day I returned home, and my only other expedi- 
tion was to Prince’s Risborough on the 13th, where A. coridon was 
abundant and variable, but no ab. syngrapha; P. icarus, C. argiolus, 
and C. pamphilus were common, as were also the three Pierids and 
worn-out H. jurtina; A. medon was not uncommon, nor were R. 
phlaeas and A. hyperantus; the only other species seen being a few P. 
aegeria and HE. tithonus, neither of which appeared to be plentiful. 
The more interesting observations made with regard to paired butterflies 
in flight, were published separately (pp. 152-3).—Grorce WHzELER, 
37, Gloucester Place, W. 1. 
Tue Rep ApmriraL (PyrRaMeIs aTaLanta) In Lonpon.—On Septem- 
ber 25th I saw a specimen of this butterfly flying in Dean Street, Soho. 
It settled on the wall of a house above a shop, where it remained sun- 
ning itself for some time. This appears to me to be a curious locality 
for the imsect. Where would it have come from? — Horace 
DoniIsTHORPE. 
“URRENT NOTES AND SHORT NOTICES. 
In the Bull. Soc. Vaud. Sc. Nat., vol. 52, p. 155 (1918), Dr. A. 
Forel names a new variety of Huponera (Hagensia) havilandi, For., 
from Durban, var. fochi, n.v.—H.J.D. 
The numbers due for November and December will possibly be 
published in early December, together with the completion of the 
important Supplement and the General Index to the volume. 
