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the black-and-white EnnycJiia octomaculalis was spinning about the 

 low herbage, as was also Pyrausta ostrinalis &c., &c. Amongst other 

 sun loving specimens " on this day, a large viper fell a victim to 

 Mr. Tagwell's stick ; these reptiles were no doubt very common, but 

 they managed to keep pretty well out of our Wtiy. In the evening 

 we were joined by Mr, Herbert Goss, of Brighton, and Mr. Grimes, 

 a local lepidopterist, and again sugare(3, in another part of the wood, 

 but with no better fortune than on the previous night, indeed rather 

 worse ; amongst the species taken an the wing however was a good 

 female specimen of the local 'Ephjra orhicularia^ by Mr. Tngwell. 



Next day, Wednesday, we again went to the wood, and took most 

 of the species mentioned for Tuesday, including more Nemoralis and 

 Aureola. Amongst fresh species observed were Vanessa polyclilorof^, lo 

 and Card ui, wo doubt all hibernated, Orgyia piidibimda, EpJiyra omicrc- 

 tiarioy not uncommon amongst maple, the pretty but common Lomas- 

 pilis maginata^ LobopJiora Jiexapterata, on boles of aspen ; a fine 

 Flatyplaryx liamula by Mr. Daltry ; Macrogossafticiformis by Mr. Goss, 

 &c. Emmelesia affinitata was also taken on this or the ])revious day. 

 In the wood a boy had just caught a fine specimen of the dormouse 

 (Myoxus avellenariiisj which I brought home with me, and which is 

 now under the tender guardianship of Mr. James Varley. We 

 sugared again in the evening, but no fresh species came to the trees. 

 In the larva state, however, Poecilocampa populi was found on willow, 

 and the plump caterpillar of Ainphypira pyrarnidea with Agriopis 

 Aprilina were also noticed. This was a beautifully clear moonlight 

 night, and nightingales {PJiiloriiela Liiscinia) were in full S(ing on all 

 hands. I counted five or six singing at one time from my " ride." 

 As we walked to our lodgings after our " work " too, we generally 

 heard the peculiar song of the grasshopper warbler {Salicaria 

 locmtelld). 



Next day we felt inclined to vary our work, so took train as far as 

 Polegate, and from thence walked over the Downs to Eastbourne. 

 A lovelier day, or a more enjoyable walk could not have been wished 

 for, the tramp over the extensive white chalk hills, and the breeze 

 from the sea were most exhilarating. We noticed very few lepidop- 

 tera, however. The pretty AntJucharis cardamines was frequent in 

 the lanes, EuboUa lineolata was common and very fine, and Pyrausta 

 ostrimlis with Herbula cespitalis were dancing about in numbers, but 

 little else. My friends contented themselves with botanizing, and 

 some very good plants were noticed, including the local Cineraria 



