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the young naturalist. 



On Saturday (nth August), I left Buchanan Street Station, Glas- 

 gow, by the mid-day train, in company with my brother. We arrived 

 in Callender about two o'clock, after many stoppages and much 

 wasted time, not an uncommon occurrence on all Highland railways. 

 The coach between Callander and the Brig-o-Turk takes about two 

 hours, and as it rained nearly all the way, not much was seen of the 

 surroundings. When we arrived at our destination, the good wife of 

 the house quickly prepared a substantial tea, which was refreshing 

 after our long and wearisome journey. About six o'clock the rain had 

 gone entirely off, so we got our nets into working order, and had a 

 short turn down the road by the bridge. Very few insects were seen, 

 only one or two specimens of Cidaria fulvata and Ypsipetes elutata being 

 captured. 



Sunday unexpectedly turned out a fine day. We had a long walk 

 over the hills to Loch Drunkie ; many fine specimens of Argynnis 

 aglaia were flitting about, Vanessa uvticcc was not uncommon, Chortobius 

 pamphilus and Lycoena alexis were everywhere, Pievis brassica and P. rapcz 

 were very common, but very few specimens of P. napi were on the 

 wing. An occasional specimen of A narta myrtilli would rise, circle 

 about for a minute or two, and then disappear among the heather, 

 Larentia didymata was there in hundreds, and a countless number of 

 micros. After having a rest on a heathery knoll, which commanded 

 an extensive view of the surrounding country, we returned, going 

 down Trout Burn, across the meadow, and were once again at home. 



On Monday I went back to Loch Drunkie, it was a beautiful day, 

 the sun was shining brightly overhead, and a strong but pleasant 

 breeze was blowing from the south-east. I captured a specimen of 

 Emmelesia ericetata, and one specimen of Cosmia trapezina sitting on the 

 heather. I also took two types of Anavta myrtilli, but as they were 

 battered and torn, I let them go to enjoy the few more days they had 

 yet to live ; a nice specimen of Celcena Hawovthii turned up and was 

 quickly captured, Agrotis porphyrea, Eupithecia nanata, Larentia casiata, 

 and Cidaria mssata, were not uncommon but in very bad condition. 

 In the evening we went up Glenfinlas to a large clump of fir trees 

 known as the " Hero's Targe." This wild place is said in former 

 times, to have afforded refuge to an outlaw, who was supplied with 

 food by a woman ; she lowered it down to a hole in the rock, from the 

 brink of the precipice above : his water he procured for himself by 

 letting down a dish tied to a string into the pool below. Cidaria im- 

 manata and populata, Larentia olivata, and pectinitaria were numerous, 

 and a good number of commoner Geometers were still on the wing, 



