THE YOUNG NATURALIST. 



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The party wandered off in different directions, leaving Russell, Smith, and 

 myself together, and throughout the day we worked together away from the 

 rest. We had not been very far when I dislodged a pair of Berivata, and 

 succeeded in catching one of them, meanwhile Russell and Smith were doing 

 well with Cardamines, but I could not obtain any. A little way further on 

 Russell called out that he had seen Maculata, and I going to the spot turned 

 up something yellow, but which had a very different flight to that of Maculata, 

 I chased it as well as I could, and got near enough to see that it was Aureola, 

 but I was unable to obtain it in consequence of there being such a lot of 

 water in the spot. Upon regaining my companions I informed them what 

 I had seen, as none of us were expecting to see Aureola so early. We there- 

 fore kept a sharp look out, and Smith a little further on said upon reaching 

 a nice little nook, " Well this looks the sort of place for the footman," at the 

 same time driving his stick into a bush he dislodged two insects, a fine female 

 Pulveraria, which I immediately netted, while almost instantly afterwards 

 Russell called out " I've got Aureola," and so he had a beautiful specimen 

 too. A short time afterwards he took another, and after an interval I 

 managed to get a specimen. All the time we were working away taking 

 various species, amongst them Temerata, Petraria, Ferrugata, Pulveraria 

 Mgeria, and others, and as it was getting on for one o'clock, we made our 

 way to " The Owl/' where we had some ale and ate the provisions which we 

 had brought with us. Mr. Edle, accompanied by several more, came in soon 

 after us, and some more after them. One of the latter had taken a fine 

 variety of Cardamines, the usual orange marking being replaced by a light 

 tawny colour. It was in perfect condition, and Edle purchased it for 5s. 

 After staying half-an-hour at The Owl, we sallied forth into the forest again. 

 I saw a specimen of Euphrosyne, but could not catch it. A short time after- 

 wards I made up for it by capturing a pair of Alveolus in magnificent condi- 

 tion, and as I very much wanted the insect I was much gratified. Russell had 

 been going in at Aureola again, and had captured two more, making his total 

 of this species four, while I had only one, and Smith had not any. But our 

 turn was to come; for shortly afterwards I obtained a beauty, which I gave 

 to Smith, as he did not have any; and as if to reward me for doing this I im- 

 mediately took two more. Smith then took two himself, while Russell did 

 not get any, though we were evidently in a good place for them. Then came 

 a slack time, and we could hardly take anything. I took a fine if. Ocellata, 

 but that was about all. We therefore emerged from the wood, and found ourselves 

 in a field facing " The Woodman," and we proceeded slowly up to it ; Russell, 

 who was a little in advance, beating the hedge. The wind, however, carried 

 all the insects towards Smith and I, and in this manner I obtained two 



