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THE NATURALIST, 



are continnally tapping ; but as to game 

 birds and hares there are none ; in two 

 years I have never seen a partridge. There 

 was a legend that three hares were known 

 within a circuit of two miles round Kon- 

 stanz — they were known by the names of 

 Hans, Peter, and Johann ; but as all the 

 certificated shooters in Konstanz went after 

 them every day I fear they have gone " to 

 pot. " A German sportsman is a peculiarity, 

 with his gun, a great game bag in place of 

 pockets, he thinks he has done well when 

 he returns with a couple of blackbirds, a 

 thrush, or two or three larks. Last year I 

 was in the Foralberg at "Whitsuntide, and 

 they gave me black-cock and kapercailzies 

 for my dinner, which had been foully mur- 

 dered in the Tyrol ; just at the breeding 

 time. The landlord was quite surprised at 

 my remonstrances on killing birds which 

 had probably a nest with half-a-dozen 

 young ones in it. I have lent a friend, 

 my copy of Bloch's fishes, I wished to 

 refer to it, but he is fast asleep, seven a. m. 

 We have two fishes which are comparatively 

 rare in England, the Blaufeehen" or 

 Sahno Wartmanni, which I believe is the 

 Guinead, another here called the gangfish, 

 which I take to be a Verdace. Laing in 

 his book on Norway, where he lived about 

 two years makes a ridiculous blunder about 

 fishes, he states that near Lillehammer on 

 the lake Mosen, a fresh water lake" that 



they catch and cure herrings. I was there 

 four or five years ago, I found out what he 

 had called herrings were grayling. 



Mushi'ooms are unknown here, the people 

 consider them as poisonous, on the other 

 hand I consider their beef, mutton, &c. , as 

 poisonous, it is almost miateable to a John 

 Bull, so I have become a demi vegetarian. 



I have met with many fine specimens of 

 the swallow-tailed butterfly, Papilio poda- 

 lirius. I think the number of cater- 

 pillars, snails, grubs and other vermin is 

 enormous — all my honeysuckles were des- 

 troyed and my pear and apple trees are 

 blighted by them. — E. J. Maijde, 



I have the following insects in good con- 

 dition to exchange for birds' eggs : — P. 

 Machaon, C. Edusa, V. polychloros, E. 

 hlandina, S. Tilice, A. Atro])os, C. 

 Elpenor, C. porcellus, D. Euphorhim, T. 

 derasa, C. Jacobece, H. dominula,—^. 

 L. MosELEY, Almondbury Bank, near 

 Huddersfield. Jtihj lOth, 1865. 



I have again fertile ova of H. Eominula, 

 several friends to whom I sent it last year 

 I believe failed to rear it, I shall now have 

 pleasure in sending them another supply, 

 also others who may require it as long as 

 my stock holds out. — J. Steele, High 

 Street, Congleton. July 10th, 1865. 



A BEEKSHIEE EAMBLE. 



By E. B. Sharps. 



This is the first time, I liave found sufficient matter to form tfie sulbject 

 of a paper, although I had intended to have made a record of a delightful 

 walk I had on the 20th of May in company with my friends Messrs. 

 Britten and Ullyett. I found there was nothing of interest as regards the 

 birds, though my friends collected a great many plants, of which I do not 



