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distributed on the Scottish mainland, and also when we further leam 

 it has occurred in the neighbouring county of Durham. 



It would be of interest if our naturalists would keep a steady look- 

 out for this interesting species during the coming summer, as from 

 the above remarks it would in all probability be found. 



Sunny Bank, Leeds, 



April 5th, 1881. 



INSECT-HUNTING IN SCOTLAND. 

 By Nicholas Cooke. 

 (Concluded.) 



In a meadow by the Spean we took great quantities of Blandiata, and 

 on the low heathy ground were myriads of Ckaropkyllata and Fumata, 

 a few Tkecla rubi, and Alexis. We took forty- three species of Noctuse 

 here in ten days. Amongst the larvsB found here were Trichiura 

 cratcegi and JPoecilocampa poiyuli. This locality abounded with insect 

 life in greater profusion than any place I ever visited, and I doubt not 

 that if it were properly worked, it would prove even more productive 

 than the famed Rannoch ground. 



In June, 1867, I again visited Inch, for the purpose of trying to 

 find the nest of the snow-bunting, having seen a number of these birds 

 the previous visit, on the summit of Ben-e-Bhean in breeding plumage^ 

 but was disappointed, as we did not find a single bird, though we 

 ascended the mountain — nearly 4,000 feet in height — twice for this 

 purpose. I added to my previous list Cambricata, lunaria and silaceata. 



On the 30th June, 1869, I visited Moy, and that night at sugar 

 obtained my first specimen of Exulis. This locality is by no means 

 as good a one for collecting insects as Roy Bridge, ten miles 

 lower down Glen Spean, the number of species being very much fewer. 

 There are, however, some good things to be met with, such as 

 Dictceoides, Myricce, Lutulenta, var. luneburg&nsis, Rectilinea^ Vetusta, 

 Conflua, Cofitigua, FestuccB, Leporina, and Epiphron. Furcatellus 

 abounds high up on Craig Maighaidh, with Alpinalis, Eudorea alpina 

 and gracilialis\ also irriguana, I once took a Trepidaria, but only 

 one. The butterflies are few, Daviis, PampJiilus^ Aglaia, Papliia, Alexis^ 

 and UrticcB being all I have seen, except an occasional " white," 

 probably Rapee. Tristata is common on the moors, and Hastata, riifi- 

 cinctata^ ericetata, and blandiata also occurred amongst the sweet gale. 

 Since 1869 I have visited Moy nearly every year, and have been out 



