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spot at Pollok Shields, Emmelesia alcliemillata may be seen literally in thous- 

 ands, while not far distant Hepalius lupulinus may be taken at dusk in 

 greater abundance than I have ever seen it here. Most of our local species 

 are in corresponding profusion at their various localities, and everything points 

 to our having a really splendid collecting season. I trust that circumstances 

 are quite as favouable in other places as they are here. It would be interest- 

 ing to hear what fortune favours our friends in other localities. — John 

 Mackay, Kingston, Glasgow. 



Good Friday at Seven Oaks.—- I spent Good Friday at Seven Oaks. 

 It was fine but a bitterly cold day. We were a party of three and our cap- 

 tures were one Parthenias, one Flavicornis (a cripple), and one Lithoriza. 

 A heavy catch, averaging for expenses 5/- each moth. Encouraging certainly, 

 but we made it up in fresh air ! Sallows were late, and so dried up, they are 

 over directly. I have searched two nights and found nothing ; others were 

 more fortunate and got Cruda and Instahilis ! ! Monday, 18th April, was 

 another East-windy, cold, fine, day. At Wickham, Parthenias swarmed, but 

 they flew so high they were difficult to capture. I got four in as many hours, 

 also saw Ilavicornis and took two Cruda on the wing. Tortrix hyemana was 

 abundant. Others got more Parthenias than I did, and that is all I have to 

 record so far, of my doings this year. — John Henderson, Heme Hill. 



Tepprosia Crepuscijlaria and Biundularia. — I have been on the 

 hunt since Easter for Crepuscularia, having made four journeys for it in a 

 fortnight without obtaining a single specimen. My friend Mr. Watson, who 

 accompanied me was more fortunate, taking seven specimens in the four trips. 

 One of his friends favoured him with a few green ova, from which he now 

 has eleven larvse feeding, and fine healthy fellows they seem. I have made 

 many enquiries of collectors about the species add the invariably reply is, 

 " Oh ! a common moth, plentiful at Wickham ! " Perhaps so, though my 

 experience scarcely bears this out, but I suspect our old friend Biundularia 

 serves for most of them. On May 15th, I paid a visit to the woods and got 

 eight fairly good Biundularia, My friend only got two, but one of them 

 laid him a batch of eggs immediately. Mine were all males of course. I 

 will try again some evening and see if more are to be had. There are pheas- 

 ants about and keepers, so one has to be careful. It almost looks as if the 

 moths were aware of this for they invariably rest on the trees nearest the 

 keeper's lodge, and it would not be pleasant to be interfered with and turned 

 out before a moth was secured. — John Henderson, Heme Hill. 



