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tions to those above described. I never saw a male attempt this 
manceuvre. 
After the 21st of August the insect was /assé in the lower glades, 
although it was taken on the higher slopes until the 8th of September. 
Indeed, one could have divided the locality into a series of ascending 
zones corresponding with the appearance of successive broods, which 
extended over a period of six weeks. 
As regards the variation in the number and character of the 
ocellated spots, the specimens before you are fairly representative, 
and speak for themselves. They range from three to six on the 
upper surface of each fore-wing. I am inclined to think that the 
occurrence of the latter number is much rarer than is commonly 
supposed. Only a few days ago I heard of a professional collector 
offering 15s. for a specimen with six ocellated spots on each fore-wing, 
and no doubt he expected to make a profit on his outlay. Out of 
some hundreds examined I only found one that showed this number, 
and that on one fore-wing only. Almost as great a rarity 1s one with 
five spots on each hind wing, and of this I captured two specimens. 
Several females showed a tendency towards the aberrational form 
Havescens, while of the males only one specimen approached ab. odso/e/a. 
Canonympha typhon was over before I reached Aviemore, and I 
only succeeded in taking two specimens. C. pamphilus was rare. 
Those I took were paler and duller than our southern form. Of 
Chrysophanus phleas only one specimen—worn. The black dots 
were larger than any I have taken in the south. These are all the 
butterflies I saw. 
Sugar was a complete failure, although I persevered night after 
night—wet or fine,—varying the seductive compounds, the localities, 
and aspects. The nights were generally cold and windy. The total 
captures by this means were two Xylophasta polvodon, both of them 
suffused and indistinctly marked, and one Amphipyra tragopogonts. 
These three specimens are the net produce of six weeks of persistent 
work. 
By searching and beating in the daytime were added to these 
Noctua castanea, Polia chi—a very light female, from which I 
obtained ova, and Charwas graminis, a single specimen of each. 
Celwna haworthit was plentiful, but by the time I had discovered the 
locality (September 8th) the species was going over. ‘The males were 
flying in the sunshine over the heather, and Myrica gale in open 
boggy ground. Their flight resembles that of a bee, especially 
when circling round before alighting ona flower. About 4 o’clock in 
the afternoon several pairs were taken in cop. ; this was the only way 
in which I could take the females. At dusk Zupznostola fu/va was on 
the wing about the end of August, flying near beds of rushes and 
grass in boggy localities. 
Although I have growled over the inclement weather, I own that in 
a few instances my captures were augmented thereby. Here is a 
notable instance. For three days at the beginning of September we 
