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INSECTA. 
Clouded Yellow Butterfly (Colias edusa), &c.—As this was expected 
to be a “Clouded Yellow” year, I may mention that I saw a male 
specimen at Haston, Isle of Portland, on July 17th. ‘“ Holly Blue” 
(Cyaniris argiolus).—The present year seems to have been a good one 
for the ‘‘ Holly Blue.” It appeared in my garden in April and May, 
and again at the latter end of July.—O. V. Aruin (Bloxham, Oxon). 
[C. argvolus I found abundant in South-west Cornwall in July and 
early August, and also in my garden in Surrey.—Ep.| 


OBITUARY. 
ALLAN OctTaviAN Hume, C.B. 
Tats well-known naturalist—both ornithologist and botanist— 
died very recently at the age of eighty-three. Mr. Allan Hume was 
the youngest son of the celebrated Joseph Hume, M.P., and spent the 
best part of his life in India, where he held some high appointments. 
He did valuable service during the Mutiny, and received his C.B. for 
gallantry in the field. He made a wonderful collection of Indian 
birds and eggs, which he presented to the British Museum, “one of 
the most splendid donations ever made to the Nation, and added to 
the Museum, which had previously but a poor series of Indian birds, 
the largest and most complete collection of birds and eggs from the 
British Indian Empire the world has ever seen.” The collection 
contained 258 types. He also presented a magnificent collection of 
heads and horns of Indian Ruminants, numbering 223 specimens, as 
well as 371 skins of Indian Mammals. After his return from India 
he was much interested in the study of theosophy, but subsequently 
devoted himself to botany, and his botanical specimens now constitute 
the South London Botanical Institute of Norwood. 
W. L. D. 
