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tions to his book, I simply decline to communicate and give np his book. I 

 have asked why I musty but have got no reply. When I sent a notice of captures 

 the names were altered by the Editor to suit him, until I did not know my 

 own captures, but after the sight I have had to-night of Mr. Cooke's mag- 

 nificent collection in its present state I shall say no more. A. more pitiable 

 spectacle I could not conceive, as compared with the elegant, systematically 

 natural and complete system by the great French Entomologists, Boisduval 

 and Guenee, based as I said before upon the early stages of the insect, and 

 followed by most, if not all, the British entomologists of note. I do not 

 know one entomologist who has re-arranged his collection by the " go as 1 

 please list," and the sight of Mr. Cooke's collection to-night, at St. George's 

 Hall, shows me I must avoid it. 

 Liverpool, i&h December, 1885. 



ENTOMOLOGICAL RAMBLES. 

 No. 1 . — CHINGFORD. 



By E. ANDERSON. 



Having arranged to meet several brother entomologists, who took the train 

 at Liverpool Street, I strolled up to London-fields Station about 9 a.m., and 

 caught the 9.15 train, in which I found a carriage full of entomologists all 

 bound for Chingford. The weather was lovely—a bright sun and a gentle 

 breeze, and we were full of hopes as to taking Cardamines and Argiolus upon 

 such a favourable day. I may at once record that we did not see one Argiolus, 

 and in my opinion it does not occur in the Chingford part of the forest. 

 Upon alighting at Chingford we made our way towards the large oaks which 

 skirt the forest, thinking that we might meet with Hamula. It was a some- 

 what difficult task to get to the place, as the ground was in such a dirty 

 sloppy state ; but entomologists are not in the habit of sticking at trifles, and 

 after a series of flying leaps we assembled under the trees. After all, our 

 efforts were fruitless, for we could not obtain a single specimen. We there- 

 fore pushed on to the forest proper, one of our party taking a male Carda- 

 mines upon the way. Directly we entered, exclamations of surprise broke 

 from us in consequence of the filthy state of the ground, but that did no 

 good, and we had to make our minds up for a dirty day's work. The first 

 thing seen was Jacobaa, which Russell took. I took Ferrugata, then JEgeria, 

 then Jacobaa, and in less time than it takes to write it we were all beating into 

 the bushes and trees, and catching the various species as they flew out. 



