THE YOUNG NATUBALIST. 



NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS. 



Notes from North Devon in September. — The season chosen for a 

 week's collecting on the North coast of Devon was far too late for any good 

 results to follow. A few days rain, followed by a cold N.E. wind, which 

 veered more easterly during my short stay, absolutely prevented anything 

 being done. At Morthoe, on Sept. 13th, a few cardui, atalanta, urticce ; 

 one P. agon, were the only Diurni noticed, and excepting a few of the com- 

 monest species, such as gamma, no moths were visible anywhere on the 

 coast. On September 12th, we went by steamer to Lundy Island, the cele- 

 brated rock standing out in the entrance of the Bristol Channel. Owing to 

 the prevalence of the east wind, the small landing-place, which is sheltered 

 from every other other quarter, was quite inaccessible, and the rough sea 

 dashing in huge breakers on this generally cosy little nook. We had to be 

 content with looking from a distance on the enormous blocks of granite, the 

 weird-shaped crags and masses of stone, over which sea birds flew in count- 

 less multitudes. A beetle (C. koemoptero) alighted on board. The sea-fowl were 

 principally Gannets, Puffins (or Sea-parrots as they call them in the Island), 

 Guillemots, Eazor-bills, and several Gulls. At the lighthouse on the Island a 

 large number of eggs are kept, from this stock we hoped to replenish our col- 

 lection, but hoped in vain. Porpoises were pretty numerous, and a large 

 hawk flew by our vessel. Several early morning trips, sea-fishing with hand 

 lines, produced Eock Whiting and Sea Bream, but in comparatively small 

 numbers, as the coast near Ilfracombe is in fisherman's parlance " a cold 

 bottom." Earlier in the year the Salmon Bass are numerous off this coast, 

 and very good sport they afford when hooked on a light line.— John Hen- 

 derson, Heme Hill. 



N. Glareosa in Worcestershire. — I took two specimens of N. glareosa 

 at sugar in August. This is a species Mrs. Hutchinson tells us she has 

 never taken here, but she collects in Herefordshire, and we took ours in 

 Worcestershire, on our usual trees close to the house. That was the only 

 night we had any moths at the sugar, though we tried several times when 

 it was both warm and dark. — Euth Prescott Decie, Bockleton Court, 

 Tenbury, 9th November, 1884. 



EXCHANGE. 



Duplicates — Ocellatus, Tilice, Rhamni, Galathea, Cardui, Selene, Paphia, Cardamines, 

 Ccrvinaria, Comitata, Vetulata, Illunaria, Apiformis, Pudibunda, Flavocincta, Persicaria, Mar- 

 ginata. Desiderata — Sinapis, Cratagi, Hyale, Cinxia, Athalia, C-album, Semele, Rubi, 

 Betulce, Alsus, Argiolus, Comma; Numerous Moths. Also, a pair of Long-tailed Tits. — 

 J. Bates, io, Orchard Terrace, Wellingborough. 



Dispar (Males and Eggs), Haworthii, Rufina; Desiderata very numerous. — F.Ellis, 

 32, Swallow Street, Huddersfield. 



Duplicates — * Dispar and ova, * Augur, Conspersa, Parthenias, Juniperata, Rubiginata, 

 and Fulvata, Pupa of Triliniaria and Jacobcea. — C. H. Williams, 7, Gower Place, Euston 

 Square, London. 



I have nearly the complete family of Longicornes, and many of the Chrysomela and 

 Geodephega. Desiderata. — Marine Shells, British and Foreign. Lists sent. — G. 

 Pullen, Free Library, Derby. 



