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AN ILLUSTRATED 



Penny Weekly Magazine of Natural History. 



CONDtJCTfet) BY 

 J. E. ROBSON AND S. L. MOSLKY. 



Part XVI. April, contains: — How to begin collecting Coleootera. 137, 1 - j. 5 . Honey 

 Buzzard, 139. Additions to the Entomology of Hastings ; by IV. Bennett and S. Hume\ 141. 

 Notes on Melitaea Artemis, by Mrs. Battersbv, 143. Geometrina of Plymouth, by G. C. Big- 

 nell, 148. 156. The Primrose (with plate), by J. P. Suuttcv, 14S, 158. British Butterflies 

 (with platei, 150. Mammalia, 153. Natural History Diary, by J. IF. Carter, 157. Diffi- 

 culties for Beginners, 157. Review, 155. Notes. Captures, Correspondence, Exchanges, 

 &c, &c. 



NOTES, CAPTURES, &C. 



Vanessa C-album in Turkey. — In reply 

 to Mr. Robson's query respecting this species, 

 I bee,' to state that those taken by me in 

 Turkey, in July and August, 1878, appear to 

 have been the spring brood, and vary very 

 slightly from British examples. I was not 

 aware that there was such a difference be- 

 tween the spring and autumn broods, until I 

 compared these Turkish butterflies with some 

 examples kindly sent to me by Mrs. Hutchin- 

 son, to enable me to give a satisfactory 

 answer to Mr. Robson's question. — Gervase 

 F. M vthew, Instow, N. Devon, 19th March, 

 1881. 



Entomological Pins. — In reply to some 

 remarks on Entomological Pins, at page 147 

 of the Young Naturalisi, I beg to state that I 

 have used black pins for the last three years, 

 and have not had a single specimen spring, 

 or show the slightest sign of verdigris ; 

 whereas some species of Crambites set on 

 gilt and plain ones have been almost destroyed. 

 These black pins have a much neater appear- 

 ance in the cabinet than any others, and are 

 now used by a number of entomologists in 

 London and the provinces. I do not know if 

 there is more than one maker of these pins, 

 but those I use are obtained from Meek, of 



the Brompton Road. 

 Road, Lee 



-B. A. Bower, Elthaui 



