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and these comprised on each occasion from half to two- 

 thirds that number of distinct species. Some of them 

 would settle on the wall, some on the table, while many 

 would fly up to the roof and give me a chase all over 

 the verandah before I could secure them. In order to 

 show the curious connexion between the state of the 

 weather and the degree in which moths were attracted 

 to light, I add a list of my captures each night of my 

 stay on the hill. 



Date. 



No. of 

 Moths. 



Remarks. 



1855. 







Dec. 13th 



1 



Fine ; starlight. 



„ 14th 



75 



Drizzly and fog. 



„ 15th 



41 



Showery; cloudy. 



„ 16th 



158 



(120 species.) Steady rain. 



„ 17th 



82 



Wet ; rather moonlight. 



„ 18th' 



9 



Fine ; moonlight. 



„ 19th 



2 



Fine ; clear moonlight. 



„ 31st 



200 



(130 species.) Dark and windy; 

 heavy rain. 



1856. 







Jau. 1st 



185 



Very wet. 



„ 2d 



68 



Cloudy and showers. 



„ 3d 



50 



Cloudy. 



„ 4th 



12 



Fine. 



5th 



10 



Fine. 



» 6tn 



8 



Very fine. 



„ 7th 



8 



Very fine. 



„ 8th 



10 



Fine. 



„ 9th 



36 



Showery. 



„ 10th 



30 



Showery. 



„ 11th 



260 



Heavy rain all night, and dark. 



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