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Fyne will be rewarded by taking a good variety of insects. The surroundings 

 of the east and west lochs afford two distinct kinds of cover. At the east 

 loch, where the village is situated, the hills are very rugged, and about the 

 bottom are covered whins and brackens. On the point opposite the quay, 

 called the " white shore, 1 spent most of my leisure time collecting. The follow- 

 ing is a short description of what I took at this place. Hepialus lupulinus 

 and velleda flying about dusk, and a little later H, humuli would make its 

 appearance. While walking through the heather, in the forenoons, I took 

 three of Euthemonia russula and one of Bombyx quercus. Several times I 

 noticed two or three of Argynnis aglaia flying about, but they would never 

 settle, and it was useless to chase them, because of the strong wind that was 

 blowing. On the heather I took Eupithecia satyrata, K nanata, E. rectan- 

 gulata, E. minutata, and one of E. centaureata. These little moths have a 

 curious fashion of fluttering their wings while resting on the heather. Fidonia 

 atomaria was still on the wing, but in a wretched condition. I also took 

 Melanippe montanata, Camptogramma bilineata, Larentia didymata, Cabera 

 exanthemaria, and a few specimens of Acidalia fumata. While walking 

 through the heather I captured a good number of Anarta myftilli. This 

 insect has a curious style of flight. It will rise off the heather and then dash 

 and circle about at an amazing rate, leaving me undecided whether to stand 

 still or give chase. What I did was to stand and watch it closely till it 

 alighted, then creep cautiously up to the spot, and sweep it off the top of the 

 heather. I caught over twenty in two forenoons in this manner. At night, 

 by the ditch, in front of the wood, Larentia pectinitaria, ccetiata, Melanihia 

 ocellata, Cidaria immanata, Melanippe subtristata, Coremia propugnata, 

 Scodiona belgiaria, Eubolia palumbaria, Anaitis plagiala, Xylophasia rurea, 

 X.polyodon, Euplexia lucipara, Rusina tenebrosa, Agrotis porphyrea, Noctua 

 plecta, Aplecta nebu/osa, Plusia v-aureum, and Phytometra anea may be 

 taken. 



The scenery at the west loch is tamer and less hilly than at the east, and 

 the hills here are covered with woods, composed principally of oak, hazel, and 

 elder. Flying by the side of the wood I took one of Thecla rubi and Argyn- 

 nis selene. Satyrus janira, Chortobius pamphilus, Lyecena alexis were com- 

 mon, the two latter in some places simply swarmed. In the wood Cabera 

 pusaria, Tanagra chtzrophyttata, Lomaspilis marginata, lodis lactearia, and 

 many others before mentioned may be had. When I visited this locality at 

 night I took the following species -.—Metrocampa margaritata, Boarmia 

 rhomboidaria, Rumia cratcegata, Emmelesia affinitata, E. albulata, Thyatira 

 batis, Leucania impura, Miana arcuosa, Ephyra punctaria, Melanippe tris- 



