208 CONSPECTUS OF MOTHS. 
in summer. Wings five lines three-fourths to six lines; first 
pair oblong, deep black, in the middle a snow-white band; 
second pair bristle-shaped, fringed; antennse waved with white, 
Frequents hedges. Uncommon. Near London. 
Tue Waite Streak (—. albistrigelia, SteruENS). Near 
London. 
Tue Great RAVEN Fearuer (—. grandipennis, StEPuENS), 
Wings eight lines and a half, shining, black or blackish; anten- 
nee of the same colour, Veryrare. Near London. 
Tus Pye-FEATHER (—. Pice-pennis, SrmPHENS). Wings five 
lines and a half, all deep black, and shining; first pair with.an 
unequal, strong, interrupted white band in the middle. Nor. 
folk. Near London, 
Tue Burr-sLotcnuen (—. cylindrella, StermENs). Wings 
seven-twelfths of an inch ; first pair longish, linear, incumbent, 
brown, with three large, oblong, yellow spots; wings under. 
neath yellow; legs yellow, tinged with brown; body longish; 
head yellowish, with the antennz ‘whitish; corselet brown, 
with the back yellowish. Frequents gardens. Near London. 
Tue Crow FEATHER (—. serratella, StePHENS). Wings paler 
than in the Small Raven Feather (—. Coracipennella.) 
THe SMALL RAVEN FeatTuEr (—. Coracipennella, STEPHENS) 
found in grassy places. Wings half an inch, jall black and shin- 
ing; the antennz ringedwith white. Near London. 
Tue Brown FEATHER (—. obscurella, SteEPHENS) found in 
grassy places. Wings half an inch, all brown, shining, and 
spotless; fringes brown; antennz ringed with white, but 
deeper and more perfect than in the preceding, of which it is 
perhaps merely an old and faded specimen. Near London. 
Tae VuLture Featuer (—Gryphipennella, Sternens) found 
amongst grass. Wings five lines and a half to six lines, glossy; 
first pair dull-red, with the upper edge, in some positions, of a 
deeper red; second pair brown. Near London. 
Tut Sarninec Chay (—. lutarea, SrerHens). Frequents 
bushes. Wings five lines and a half, yellowish, golden, shining, 
spotless. Near London. 
Tue Burr-FEATHER (—. ochroleucella, StEPHENS), Near 
London. 
Tae BLack FeAtuer (—. nigricella, Steruens). Near Lon- 
don. 
THE YELLOW-HEADED BLAcK (— flavicaput, SrErHENS) ap- 
pears in July, about hedges. Wings half an inch, all deep black, 
shining, spotless ; head reddish yellow ; tips of the palpi yellow. 
Near London. 
THE OBLono GoLn-HEAD (—. scissella, STEPHENS). Wings 
five lines one fourth; first pair oblong, dull faint gold-coloured, 
