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the Pierince, and the males of many of the species of this 
family have delicious odours. The scents of some of these 
have been compared to that of the sweet briar, and we have 
a good example of this scent in East Africa in the male of the 
abundant Mylothris Agathina, which has a very decided scent 
in most instances. It seems quite possible that most, if not 
all, butterflies have scents though they may not always be 
evident to our senses, and it is probable that they serve as 
sexual attractions. 
ON PEDICULUS CAPITIS 
By J. K. Creighton 
In September 1911 I had occasion to require a few lice 
for microscopical examination and suggested to my Swahili 
cook that he might be able to supply me with some ; the cook 
was very indignant at the idea, but on my suggesting that he 
might negotiate with a Kikuyu and I was willing to pay at the 
rate of 1 cent a piece for what he could obtain, a broad grin 
spread over his face, and armed with a 10- cent piece he departed 
for the road, where, without delay, he stopped a fine-looking 
Kikuyu savage and was soon engaged in a very heated con- 
versation ; at this point I was called back to the house and 
therefore had to leave them. 
But the cook returned in ten minutes’ time with no less 
than nineteen specimens which he declared he had obtained 
from the head of the one Kikuyu ! 
The photographs were taken with Watson’s 2-inch objective 
and No. 1 eyepiece. 
Perhaps some readers would be so kind as to inform me 
if these specimens are the true lice ( Pediculus capitis). 
A STONE BOWL AND RING DISCOVERED IN SOTIK 
By C. M. Dobbs 
An interesting find in the shape of a stone bowl and ring 
was made by Mr. Duirs a few weeks ago, when roadmaking 
between the Nyangoris and Amala rivers. The bowl was 
