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The Pterophorina of Britain (continued). — J. W, Tutt, F.E.S. .. ■ ... .. 177 



Notes and Observations : — Nest of Nuthatch ; The Quail at Hartlepool ; Apatura 

 iris at Wellingborough ; Sphinx convolvuli ; Chcevocampa povccllus at Oxford ; 

 Zygcsna lonicevce with confluent spots; Pachycnemia hippocastanaria ; Tortrix 

 piceana re-captured ; Captures in the Isle of Wight ; Nebria gyllenhalii ; 

 Rhyncalus gracilus at Manchester; Triphana subequa . . .. ..180 



Reports of Societies .. .. .. .. .. .. ..182 



Microscopical Notes.— Chas. H. H. Walker .. .. .. .. .. 185 



Obituary (Frederick Bond, F.Z.S., F.E.S.) .. .. ..189 



The National Collection of British Diptera.— P. W. Jarvis . . , . . . 190 



On the Wings of Insects {concluded) . — Chas. H. H. Walker '.. .. .. 191 



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