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hiding place, disturbed by the beat- 
ing stick. In among the huge 
boughs and dark shade under the 
trees, a few stray specimens of 
Scotosia Rhcvm/nata make their 
appearance ; and a single Vetulata 
shows among his dusky relatives. 
Countless Eilineata and Olivalis 
come out, and fly into the long 
grass; and bye and bye Aventia 
Flexula gladdens our eyes. H&mithea 
Thymiara occasionally appears here, 
as at Reigate ; and a few Melanippe 
Procellata are to be had. The 
boughs of the yew trees yield speci- 
mens of Eupithcecia Sdbrinata. 
On the dusty road again! We 
hasten to the quiet of Headley Lane, 
and are glad to get a drink of cold 
and delicious water, at the cottage 
on the right. Then we make our 
way to the end of the Headley Lane 
palings and wall ; and strike into 
the trees that dot the slope on the 
left. First among our captures 
comes Flexula again, then ApJiomia 
Colonclla. Here too E. Sobrinata is 
in great profusion ; and we box a 
specimen of lletinia P inicolana 
seated on a huge fir trunk. A little 
fui'ther, we take specimens of Pam- 
phila Comma , and Hipparcliia Semele, 
and the pretty little Tortriccs , Chrosia 
Tesserana, and Sericoris Conchana 
are in numbei’S. Then comes a 
lovely P teropliorus Microdactylus, and 
a fine specimen of Xanthosetia 
Zoegana. Here too is a goodly 
supply of P aramesia Aspersana, and 
now and then we catch sight of 
X. Humana. One or two more 
Flexula we beat out of the dense 
juniper bushes, and Cleora Liche- 
naria from fir. Truly it is a ground 
swarming with insects. But I write 
faster than we walked, and as we 
thrash th£ hedges and rush over the 
uneven ground, the day draws to a 
close. 
So farewell, for a time, to the 
long slopes, rich with summer 
verdure, and echoing the song of a 
hundred happy birds ! It is all more 
beautiful than ever, as we saunter 
back with our spoils in the glorious 
evening sunlight. 
But trains never wait, even for an 
entomologist, so we reach Box Hill 
Station in time to be carried over 
six miles of lovely Surrey country, 
and then we alight at our halting 
place of old. 
J. B. Blackburn. 
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