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spots therein ; as a rule, when the border is broad the spots are 

 small, and vice versa. All the spring females which I observed had 

 the yellow much more developed than those taken later. I only 

 took three of this description ; all the others are mean in com- 

 parison ; a few are almost spotless. This species has been about 

 the commonest butterfly here this season, but I did not see ;i 

 single example of var. helice. It undoubtedly in its migration 

 followed the course of the River Avon, being common along the 

 banks and meadows in the spring. In August it was quite a 

 treat to see such numbers; they were only active when the sun 

 shone brightly ; the meadows were its head-quarters. 



Pieris rapce. Males, upper surface pure white ; some females 

 sufi'used with brown. 



P. napi. Several females, very dark, the central black spots 

 and tips much enlarged ; one with the former almost united, and 

 several with an additional spot upon the hind wings, between the 

 fourth and fifth nervule from the inner margin; the two broods 

 are most distinct here. 



Euchloe carclamines. Males with a fine black spot in the centre 

 of the hind wings (several). 



Satyrus egeria. Varies considerably in both sexes ; the 

 spring form of male has the spots enlarged and brown. A fine 

 specimen, with extra central mai-kings, forming an interrupted 

 broad band from the tip to the hind margin similar to megcsra ; 

 another with the four spots surrounding the eye much reduced, 

 all the others nearly obsolete ; the row of eye-spots upon the 

 hind wings reduced to white dots very slightly surrounded with 

 black : this form approaches the var. arete of hyper anthus. 

 Some liave the ground all brown; one has a greasy appearance, 

 and looks as if it had been soaked in oil. Many females have an 

 extra spot between the two near the anal angle and that above ; 

 others, though rare, have two inside the anal ones, which are 

 generally suffused (these nearly correspond with the male described 

 above like megara). 



Satyrus megcera. A female, with the transverse lines upon 

 the upper wings filled in with dark brown, forming a broad band ; 

 the tip has the large black spot which is double-eyed, above it 

 another single eye -spot, and below these a small dot, otherwise 

 typical. 



Hipparchia semele. A male, plain sooty-brown all over upper 

 surface. This species varies mostly on the under side; a nice 

 example has a broad white band nearly through the inferiors. 

 These bands range from white to many rich shades of brown. 



Epinephele ianira. Females with double eye-spots ; one, 



with same, broadly surrounded with yellow, lower portion fulvous. 



E. tithonus. Very variable. Several males with blind ocelli ; 



one, a little gem, has the bar continued to the costa, and into the 



base, hind wings dark, with small central fulvous spots. Several 



