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Lynton, we walked to the well known " Watersmeet " taking a Stell- 

 atamm on the way, and seeing a hybernated specimen of Atalanta on 

 some bramble blossom. From " Watersmeet " we walked down the 

 valley to Lynmouth, taking several Paphia, which appear very com- 

 mon here. A heather covered hill about half to Lynmouth was quite 

 alive with Aglaia, and I was able to fill my box with picked specimens 

 in about five minutes. In the afternoon we went to the " Valley of 

 Rocks," where, in addition to the ordinary species, I took one very 

 small, and rather worn A. selene. Some blues were flying on the more 

 rugged part of the valley, but I was not able to secure them, owing to 

 the rough nature of the ground. I believe, however, that they were 

 all L. alexis. 



Friday, 19th July was fine and bright, and I explored the fields 

 near Score Wood, about a mile from Ilfracombe. In a small corner 

 of a field, backing on to a wood, I counted the following thirteen 

 species of Butterflies, viz.: — Brassier, Rapce, Napi, Urtica, Cardui, 

 Selene, Aglaia, Papliia, Janira, Tithonns, Hyperanthus, Sylvanus, and 

 Linea, while Russata, Sociata, Bilineata, Gamma, and Polyodon re- 

 presented the moths. 



Saturday, 20th July, being dull, I tried a little fishing from the 

 pier, but the sport is not usually very exciting, except after rough 

 weather, when the ling and cod come close to the shore. While 

 fishing, I saw a Stellatarum buzzing up and down the piles of the pier, 

 so went home for my net. On my return, 1 found it feeding over 

 some valerian bloom on the " Lantern Rock," adjoining the pier, and 

 soon succeeded in getting it inside my cyanide bottle. 



For several days after this, the weather was wet and stormy, and 

 I was compelled to solace myself with fishing, and although my own 

 captures were not heavy, I had the pleasure of assisting in the taking 

 of a large ling, 4-ft. 6-in. long, which was hauled on to the pier with 

 much rejoicing, and after a long struggle. 



On Friday, 26th July, the weather improved again, and we walked 

 along the coast to Bull point lighthouse, and thence to Morthoe. In- 

 sects were flying freely, but nothing fresh was taken. 



Saturday, 27th July. I went again to Score Wood after C. 

 russata. They were common on the tree trunks, but very shy, flying 

 off at the slightest scare, and escaping down the hillside, I took a 

 few, chiefly of the dark variety (Perfuscata ), also another JEgeria, and 

 several geometers. 



