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The Naturalist. 



No, I suppose there's a knack in it," 

 " That's all." 

 " I shall get into it." 

 " I dare say you will." 



" I have taken hinolora, only six ; . you know there's only a bit of a 

 knack in it. You had better see them." 

 Which they did ; the insects at that time being all alive. 



After we arrived home I transferred the unpinned female to a paper 

 bag in which I had previously placed a few birch leaves, and I 

 obtained i06 ova (not 186, as stated in the Ent. Mo. Mag.) the 

 following week. 



The ova are green and hemispherical, changing to almost chocolate 

 in the centre, previous to the emergence of the larvae. -I fed the larvae 

 on birch ; 22 changed to pupse, and seven perfect insects emerged the 

 ensuing season 15 pupae were alive until 1867, but never emerged. 

 The larva is green, whitish on the back, with several yellow lines, the 

 spiracular line being interrupted. My friend Mr. Bidebotham saw 

 the larvse several times, and the late Mr, Doubleday was aware that I 

 was feeding them. The pupae were enclosed in cocoons among the fallen 

 leaves, close to the surface of the peat in my breeding-cage. 



The first specimen I captured is in the collection of Mr. Barrett ; one 

 was in the collection of the late Mr. Doubleday ; two are in my own 

 collection ; two in that of Mr. Sidebotham ; one in that of the Rev. 

 Henry Burney; one was in the collection of Mr. 0. Hammond, near 

 St. Alban's ; the late Mr. Campbell, of Manchester, purchased four 

 from Mr. Charlton and sold them to Mr. Harwood, of Colchester ; and 

 one, or rather a portion of one — for it had lost the abdomen — was sold 

 to Mr King, along wit i Mr. Charlton's collection. 



Manchester, February, 1884. 



NATURAL HISTORY NOTES FROM SOUTH AFRICA. 



( Concluded. ) 

 By S. D. Bairstow, F.L.S, 



A DIRTY bluish pink species of Turritdla, whose name I do not know, 

 is often taken alive amongst the rocks. The great object of its life 

 consists in making a shell of irregular dimensions and shape, A perfect 

 proportionate specimen is the rarity — an ugly one the species. Ancillaria 

 ohesa, Cerilhium pi)tg?ds, and similar types of small fry go to form the 

 grand marine graveyard of our coast, but as with most of the lesser 

 mollusca, although their shells are procured in tolerably fair condition 

 we do not find their living inmates. Members of the periwinkle group 



