22 THE ZOOLOGIST 



day's march into the forests. It was a hot fine day in October 

 following a week of rain, and the abundance of the varied insect- 

 life of a tropical forest was marvellous to behold, and seemed to 

 strike De Niceville, who had for months been confined to the 

 drudgery of an office in Calcutta, with a delight quite inexpres- 

 sible in words. How we rushed about that day, with net, bottle, 

 and collecting-box in constant use, until far on in the afternoon, 

 tired, dripping with perspiration, but still longing to continue 

 collecting, we sat down on the bank of a little mountain stream 

 to count our spoil. Even then De Niceville's thought was for 

 others. Looking at the clouds of butterflies swarming on the 

 sands at our feet, and flitting around us, he remarked: — "What 



wouldn't I give to have [mentioning a mutual friend of ours 



at home — the very Nestor among lepidopterists] out here ; he 

 would enjoy it so." 



To so ardent a naturalist it was a labour of love to amass a 

 vast collection, and to tend it with unremitting care. I am glad 

 to learn that this valuable result of De Niceville's work has been 

 acquired by the Indian Museum, where so much of his best work 

 was done. 



C. T. B. 



