THE YOUNG NATURALIST. 



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of Selenia illunaria being the only capture. Among the pines, however, 

 another Trachea piniperda fell to my share, this time resting on the trunk. 



Having had breakfast, we tried the pines on top of the Shirley Hills, the 

 result being a fine Amphydasis prodromaria, and one Bybernia progemwaria. 

 From thence we went once more to the woods after Brephos partkenias, and 

 found there some six or eight other entomologists all after the same species. 

 The bright sunshine, the long nets waving about, and the little " High flyers ? 

 dancing here and there as though they enjoyed the fun, altogether made up a 

 merry picture, and time glided away so quickly that we were suprised to find 

 it was five o'clock and time for tea. We found our total to be about two 

 dozen, and the road home produced another Tephrosia crepuscular ia, three 

 Anisopteryx osscularza, and a few larvse of Melanippe montanata from the 

 underside of primrose leaves. 



Thus ended what was to me a most enjoyable trip. I have since taken 

 most of the species mentioned in greater abundance, but I look back with 

 pleasure to the time when almost every species was a prize, and to my first 

 acquaintance with the beautiful locality from which I am sorry to say the 

 entomologist is now to a great extent excluded. Still parts even now are 

 open, while Shirley, capped by its towering pines, and studded with waving 

 birch is free for ever, and the young entomologist, in search of a good locality 

 may indeed go further and fare worse, than in paying a visit to Wickham. 



THE BUCKLER COLLECTION. 



By JOHN HENDERSON. 

 (Continued, from Page 96 J 

 The earlier Noctuse, according to the arrangement generally followed, in- 

 clude a good series of T. Derasa, a very fine row of Batis, which appear to 

 have been bred, but there is no note attached, this and the preceding species 

 are readily obtained at sugar. Duplaris are very fair, and Fluctuosa, a hand- 

 some insect, is shown in the collection by some monstrous specimens. 

 Ocularis bred from pupee dug up at Lumley. Diluta, a full series, and the 

 Birch frequenting Flavicornis are also complete. Bidens, glandifera and the 

 other Bryopkilas, bring us to Orion, a truly remarkable row ; this is generally 

 considered a plentiful insect in Hampshire, hence the fine series Mr. Buckler 

 has met with. The Acronyctas are chiefly remarkable for intensely dark and 

 suffused forms of ligustri and rumicis. Alni is now becoming a more plenti- 

 ful moth, a lovely row, including bred specimens, represents this former 

 rarity. The other good species auricoma, wyricce, and strigosa, are not so 



