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species of crotaline snake (Halys acutus). This was 
found at Wu-suih, about three days’ journey from the 
bungalow, which place has now attained an unen- 
viable notoriety for anti-European riots. Having 
completed my series of them, I refused to purchase 
another specimen from a Chinese collector, and he 
thereupon threw it among my children, who were in the 
verandah, with the charitable intention that one of them 
might be bitten. I am happy to say that his design 
was frustrated, as the poisonous reptile was promptly 
killed before it had time to do any harm. While here, 
one of my collectors was bitten on the thumb by a 
small red and black snake. His arm swelled very 
much, and on sending him to Kiu-kiang Dr. Under- 
wood found it necessary to amputate his thumb. He 
resumed his work as soon as he was able, but one day 
had the misfortune to hit the still unhealed wound 
against a branch. This caused it to bleed so much 
that he with difficulty reached the bungalow, where he 
nearly fainted, and he had to be sent down a second 
time, in a chair, to Kiu-kiang for treatment. 
In addition to forming these collections I had a 
large number of the larve and pupx of Lepidoptera 
under observation, and found that procuring suitable 
food for the former occupied a good deal of time. 
Near this place is a celebrated manufactory of china, 
