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I should be much obliged for a healthy 

 larvae of Chama graminis for figuring. I will 

 endeavour to make a good return. — C. H. H. 

 Wai.keu, 180, Falkner Street, Liverpool. 



I have duplicates of the following for ex- 

 change H. vdleda, I' '. cambrica , A, fitmata, L. 

 eascatu, F. pi nutria, Desiderata numerous. - 

 E. P. P. Butterfield, Wilsden, nr. Bingley. 



Desiderata. — Imagines of any of the 

 "Skippers."' I will make a good return. — 

 John K. Robson, Bellerby Terrace. West 

 Hartlepool. 



TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



All coninmnications to be sent to J. E. Robsox, Bellerby 

 Terrace, West Hartlepool ; <»r to S. L. Moslky, Beau 

 niont Tark. Huddersfield. 



EXCHANGE CLUB. 



Several of our friends have written saying 

 their lists are ready, and others have made 

 enquiries as to the conditions on which 

 they may join. Whether with the antici- 

 pated number of new members, we may be 

 able to send out marked lists or not we 

 cannot yet tell, but if all those w ho desire 

 to join will communicate with us, we will 

 know better what to do. The conditions 

 of membership are, that each one sends 

 what he desires to exchange, to Mr. J. E. 

 Robson, Bellerby Terrace, West Hartle- 

 pool, accompanied by a marked list of 

 desiderata, and a stamped directed label 

 for the return of the box. If sent by Rail 

 the carriage must be paid by sender. 

 Return parcels will be sent oft" as early as 

 possible, and will contain as many of the 

 desiderata of the member as can be sent. 

 Thanks to the liberality of friends desirous 

 to assist, all our members last year con- 

 sidered they had got the best of the tran- 

 saction. Several local species are already 

 at the disposal of the club without return, 

 but though we hope always to do as well 

 for our members, we do not wish any- 

 one to calculate on getting more or 



better specimens than they send. We 

 desire to encourage them to help each 

 other rather than to bargain. Any friend, 

 willing to assist the club, by sending speci- 

 mens of local insects for distribution, will 

 please forward as above, and we will pay 

 postage of their box both ways, and acknow- 

 ledge their contributions in these colums. 

 We omitted last year to thank Messrs 

 Carter and Firth, of Bradford, and the 

 Rev. J. Johnson, of Denby, near Hudders- 

 field, for their assistance. Those who 

 desire to exchange Shells or Eggs must 

 not send without first informing us what 

 species they have to offer, as our applic- 

 ants for these are but few at present. One 

 or two desire to give Lepidoptera for Eggs, 

 &C 



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CORRESPONDENCE. 



Sir, — As Mr. Walker's remark (V. X. p. 

 243,), " Soon after dusk we ran for the treacl- 

 ing ground, where we arrived in time to find 

 a friend had been there before us, and had 

 1 monopolised the best part" refers to myself, 

 ; and as it might be understood to mean a 

 want of fair conduct on my part, will you 

 kindly allow me the opportunity of an ex- 

 planation. I was unable to leave home that 

 night until 7.30, then had half an hour's 

 walk to the boat, and three miles to walk on 

 the Cheshire side, and I quite expected to 

 find that Mr. "Walker, if there, would have 

 finished sugaring, as he leaves town about 

 6 p.m. After sugaring my favourite ground, 

 the plantations bordering the sandhills, I 

 paid a visit to what Mr. Walker calls the 

 best part — about a half a dozen trees stand- 

 ing apart from the rest, and as I found no 

 sugar had been put on them I was justified 

 1 in concluding tnat Mr. Walker had not put 

 in an appearance, and so I sugared them. I 

 had just strolled away from my first ground 

 when Mr. Walker and his friend turned up. 

 The blame was clearly his own, he ought to 



