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THE BRITISH NATURALIST. 



[August 



Warrington. — 18th May, 1893. 



Lane near woods ; wind, S.W., steady ; sky, quite obscured ; 

 atmosphere, wet, showery ; a storm came on when going to the place, 

 another when I was brushing on the sugar, and again when going 

 round. I lit up at 9.40 a.m. and left off at 10.15, raining hard all the 

 time. Results : A. vumicis 3, psi 4, H. adnsta 17, olevacea 5, M. bvassicce 

 3, A. segetum 1, T. gothica 2, N. plecta 4, A.unanimis i. Jos. Collins, 

 Warrington. 



Burghead, Morayshire. — 22nd May, 1893. 



Sand-hills; wind, W., very light ; sky, cloudy, showery in afternoon 

 but dry in the evening, occasional peals of thunder. Captured 

 Piniavia, Pumilata, Nanata, Resinana, Coniferana, &c, in an adjoining fir 

 plantation. Sugar was entirely blank. A. Horne, Aberdeen. 



Bay of Nigg, Kincardineshire. — 23rd May, 1893. 



Coast ; wind, S., fair breeze ; sky, cloudy ; atmosphere, dry. 

 Found 1 Conspevsa at rest and captured another, but they were not 

 flying generally. Results: Myvicce 3, Adusta 21, Pisi 1, Exclamationis 1, 

 Plecta 1. A. Horne, Aberdeen. 



Newbury, Berkshire. — 23rd May, 1893. 



Oak wood, undergrowth cut this year; wind, W., fresh; sky, clear, 

 bright moonlight ; heavy showers in afternoon. Results: A. rumicis 1, 

 N. f estiva 1, exclamationis 9. (Miss) Mary Kimber, Cope Hall. 



Derncleugh Moor, Aberdeenshire. — 24th May, 1893. 



Wind, W., almost calm ; sky, obscured ; atmosphere, dry until 

 11 p.m. when a light shower fell. Took 2 Menyanthidis and 2 Myvicce 

 at rest on the palings before sugaring, and netted a few Impluviata 

 among alders. Results: Menyanthidis 8, Myvicce 1, Tenebvosa 1. A. Horne, 

 Aberdeen. 



Derncleugh Moor, Aberdeenshire. — 24th May, 1893. 



Particulars as above. Sugared about 100 posts. Menyanthidis 

 commenced to fly about 11, and was still on the wing when I left at 

 12.30. The rain became very heavy about 12 and I had to leave 

 sooner than I should otherwise have done. Results : Menyanthidis 8, 

 Myvicce 3, Lucipava 1. Wm. Reid, Pitcaple. 



Woodstock, Oxford. — 24th May, 1893. 



Meadow and side of wood ; wind, N., very light ; moon, obscured 

 by heavy clouds ; atmosphere, dry. Sugared about a dozen trees, 

 common sugar boiled with beer and a little rum. Results : A . exclam- 

 ationis 2, G. libatrix 1. J. H. D. Beales, Kiddington Rectory. 



Wimbleton Common. — 24th May, 1893. 



Wood-side; wind, N.N.W., light ; sky, fairly clear; moonlight; 

 rather heavy dew. Geometrse very abundant, flying freely in the 



