THE YOLXG XATUKALIST. 



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TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



A. K. A. Cesar, Somerville. — We cannot 

 name your bats from your description. 

 One of them, of course, is one of the Long 

 Eared Bats. In a state of nature bats 

 retire Cor hybernation when flies are done. 

 If you put yours out of doors on a cold 

 place the) will go to sleep till Spring. If 

 you keep them indoors and prevent them 

 hybernating. we have no doubt they will 

 die. 



ENTOMOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS. - By ail 



error it was stated that papers in reply to 

 the second question would only be received 

 up to the i"th. This should have been 

 joth. which wilt give time yet for replies. 



With the present number we give plate 7. and 

 with the next number will give plate 9. 

 which will bring the figures up to the 

 letterpress cf British Butterflies. These 

 extra plates must make up in some 

 measure for the deficient matter in these 

 two numbers, consequent on our having to 

 give title page and index. 



Wc have a few complete sets of the Young 

 Naturalist, which can be supplied, post 

 free (including No. 53), at 4 o per set. We 

 have also a large quantity of odd numbers, 

 containing complete papers on various 

 interesting subjects, suitable for distribu- 

 tion in schools, &c, which we could send, 

 post free, for 4d. per dozon. 



Mr. C. S. Gregsox, Liverpool, writes us that 

 lie is "at home " to naturalists generally 

 every Sunday, and th.it he has continued 

 the practise for many years. Next week we 

 shall publish a list of those who will be " at 

 home " during November, and we should 

 be obilged if names and dates could be sent 

 in as early as possible. 



Imira, 3 A. ceragtfc 12 X. ferruginea, 2 O. lota, 8 

 0. vaccinii. 1 saw 1 specimen of X.rhyzolitha 

 but it dropped off. as did also a great main- 

 specimen's of M. oxyjcdntim, and were not to be 

 found in the long grass. I may as well men- 

 tion that it was raining hard the whole time, 

 and there was a very stong wind but not cold. 

 My mixture consisted of beer and sugar, 

 (unboiled,) and a tea-spoonful of orange wine. 

 The place sugared, Was a field bordered on 

 two sides with young oaks, behind which was 

 a thick copse of ash and chestnut.— E. E. 

 Green, Hacking Hill. Nr, Sittingbourne. 

 Kent, 6th Octobar, 1886: 



Dragon Flv Capturing Food. — About a 

 fortnight ago. while standing on the lawn 

 watching the beautiful gyrations of a CurJutc- 

 gaster (Large Dragon Fly). I was struck by 

 the manner in which it pursued and captured 

 a Picris mp.e (small white butterfly) : it 

 followed it for about fifty yards apparently 

 a little over it ; it then suddenly dropped its 

 line of flight, shot in under the unfortunate 

 butterfly, turned its head round, and grasped 

 it from beneath. I was in the hope of seeing 

 how it would dispose of the wings, but after 

 passing within three feet of me it soared over 

 a large tree and was lost to view. — \Vm. C. 

 U'Ren, Penpraze Villa, Liskeard. October 

 Tih, 1880. 



NOTES, CAPTURES, &C, 



The following is a list of captures at one 

 ■ ight's sugaring here, on Oct. 5th, 5 A. 

 prilina, 4 M. o-xyatantJia, (very common,') 



A. rujtna, j A pistacina, (innumerable.) / A. 



REPUTED BRITISH 

 BUTTERFLIES. 



Argynnis NtoBE. — The Butterfly which 

 you mentioned in the last number of the 

 Young Naturalist I have found out is not 

 Niobe at all, but Adippe var. Cleodoxa, It was 

 taken by Abbott, near Bedford, in 1880. The 

 specimens taken by Mr. Gerrard and by Mr. 

 Gregson may be also Cleodoxa. The Kent (?) 

 specimens are certainly Niobs. — C. W. Dale, 

 Glanvilles, Wootton, Dorset. 

 Tt is satisfactory to have one specimen thus 

 accounted for by so good an authority as 

 Mr. Dale. We have seen Mr. Gregson's 

 specimen, and it is certainly Nidfce. Can 

 any one speak as to Mr. Gerrard's ~ J . — Eds. 



