On Lepidoptera, taken mostly in 1874. 231 



1652, July 18. " Ordaines the Salmond cariers if they be absent 

 upon the Lords day to bring a testimoniall from the session if 

 they hard the sermon," 



,, Aujz. 1. "James Aitken delats Isobell Greenlaw, Isobell 

 Smith, Isobell Watsone for gathering peis upon the Lordis 

 day." 

 1656, July 13. " Compeired Jean Rule for the breach of the 

 Sabbath by clodding of lint. Confessed qn she came out in 

 the morning she did sie a moudie hillock [mole-hill] in her lint 

 and she sat down and took it in her [lap]. The session taking 

 it to consideration admonished her if ever she byde out of the 

 Kirk or doe the like, she shall satisfie in publict." 

 1660, Oct. 28. " Compeired Alexr. Hoggart for prophaning the 

 Sabbath by making a recreation by riding abroad and water- 

 ing of his horse." 



There are more notices of this kind, but they contain nothing 

 curious. The greatest offenders are the salmon fishers of 

 Paxton and Fishwick, but an account of their misde- 

 meanours is for the present reserved. 



On Lepidoptera, taken mostly in 1874. 



I. — Preston. By John Andeeson. 



Ntjdaria mttndana. This was very common in July flying about 

 the garden ; and great quantities of dead ones were found en- 

 trapped in cobwebs in the smith's shop. 



Arctia fuliginosa. Obtained from caterpillar, and one caught 

 flying, May 30th, which laid a few eggs. These hatched June 

 12th, and the caterpillars fed all summer and autumn, and 

 hybernated full fed. 



Orgygia fascellna. I got two caterpillars on a gooseberry 

 busb, near Drakemire Moor, but failed in rearing the moth. 



Macaria liturata. Fir woods, Preston, June 20th. 



Hybernia rupicapraria. A male, December 28th, a female 

 June 2nd. I used to get it in the end of February. 



Emmelesia albtjlata. Common ; June 4th, and August 31st. 

 ,, decolorata. Ditto. May 26th. 



,, ericetata. Ditto. Drakemire Moor, August 6th. 



EUPITHECIA LARICIATA, VULGATA, ABBREVIATA, EXIGTJATA, SOB- 



rinata and rectangtjlata. These were collected in 1873, 

 and named by Dr Buchanan White. 



