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Part XVIII., June (issued May 28) contains: — How to Begin Rearing Lepidoptera 

 from the Egg, 193. Arranging Birds' Eggs in the Cabinet, by C. S. Gregson, 195. The 

 Peregrine, 196. British Butterflies, 199, 203. To our Readers, 201. Natural History 

 Diary, by J. IV. Carter, 204. The Four Seasons, by Lucy Fern, 205. Nomenclature, fifth 

 paper, 211. Our British Reptiles, by S. L. Moslev, 212. Our Prize Essays; The Hare, by 

 "John Peel," 214. Notes, Captures, Exchanges, Correspondence, Sec. 



This number contains plates 18 and 19. 



NOTES, CAPTURES, &C. 



A. alni bred. — I bred a glorious alni from 

 larvse found in the New Forest, on the 15th, 

 and another on the 18th, a pretty specimen 

 but small. Five C. oeularis were in my 

 breeding cage at the same time. Very few 

 Butterflies have hitherto been on the wing, 

 doubtless owing to the cold weather which 

 has prevailed so long. — Joseph Anderson, 

 jnr., Chichester. May, 19th. 



Larvae of Orgyia FASCELINA.--The larvae 

 of this species seems to be more than usually 

 abundant with us this spring. On the 

 afternoon of the 19th inst, I took about 30 

 specimens most of them nearly full fed, on 



the Crosby sandhills, on the contrary the 

 larva? of A rctia caja, which generally swarm 

 in the same place, seem to be rare. — Dr. John 

 W. Ellis, 101, Everton Road, Liverpool. 



Rearing O. potatoria. — In answer to 

 Mr. R. Brown's enquiry in the Y. N. of April 

 16th, as to what plant I mean by the common 

 Reed, I mean Arundo Phagmites. If Mr 

 Brown will turn to Newman's History of 

 British Moths, he will see the common Reed 

 is mentioned there several times see, M. 

 Arundinis, S. Maritima, C. Phragmitidis, and 

 others. I thought every one knew the plant, 

 or I would have given the Latin name in the 

 first instance. I shall be pleased to send 

 some cocoons of 0. potatoria fed and spun on 



