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THE ENTOMOLOGIST’S WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER. 
tny own notice, and several others have 
been recorded. I should be glad to bear 
if any entomologist has met with other 
Bombyces under similar circumstances, 
and if so, trust that they will record it in 
the ‘ Intelligencer.’ — Robt.McLachlan, 
Forest Hill ; July 1. 
Two or Three Days in the Isle of 
Thanet . — The day after our rattle down 
by train last week we sallied forth on a 
capturing expedition, — two sportsmen 
and one to attend to the impedamenla. 
We had the good luck to meet with, 
among other specimens, one C. Cardui, 
which, after a most provoking and zigzag 
chase, was fairly under our net ; an hour 
after we fell in with others of the same 
species, and captured four of them : these 
chose for their resting-place the flat-tiled 
roof of a house, and many a tuft of grass 
and bit of old wood did we lodge there in 
trying to drive them to a lower spot, so 
much do their wings, when folded, re- 
semble the general colour of such a roof 
that they can scarcely be detected, though 
known to be there: we unfortunately 
had to leave four behind, which no doubt 
claimed the victory as theirs, but resolved 
in our own mind to return the following 
day and take them. Jogging along the 
road for that purpose, our attention was 
suddenly arrested by a Colias Edusa, 
then a C. Hyale , then another of the 
latter; these, after a most earnest up-hill 
and down dale chase at the very height 
of our speed, we made our own, but 
had the mortification to miss two other 
C. Edusa. The day after we visited the 
A. Cratceyi districts, and succeeded in 
taking thirty-two : running, in our zeal, 
into a hay meadow, we were at once 
summoned to heave-to by a farmer’s man, 
who, instead of prosecuting us “ accord- 
ing to the utmost rigour of the law,” did 
what was much better, — kindly told us 
where we “ might catch lots of them 
things:” no sooner said than done; 
plunging at once into the wood pointed 
out, we soon took many M.Alhaliu; 
further on we took one or two A. Cra- 
tceyi just from the crysalis, and scarcely 
developed. Having outrun our time we 
were unable to return to head-quarters, 
so sought a lodging in a neighbouring 
watering-place. While one of our num- 
ber was negociating the terms, and the 
affair proceeding well, the other two 
made their appearance with nets and col- 
lecting-boxes under their arms, at the 
door: suddenly there was a pause, and 
the matter seemed falling through, but 
was finally concluded, our worthy land- 
lady apologizing for her hesitation by 
saying she feared we “ were some of them 
wandering music people,” and should not 
like a noise in her apartments. After a 
refreshing tea and a night’s rest we de- 
parted, leaving behind us, by our be- 
coming deportment, the firm conviction 
that we were not of the “banjonian” 
species, but merely a knot of quiet, sober 
butterfly catchers. On revisiting our 
farmer friend’s wood we struck into a 
partially cleared portion of it, and sighted 
two paler yellow Lepidoptera. “ Colias 
Hyale /” was shouted out, and after a 
rapid hunt over that most dangerous of 
all hunting-grounds, at the risk of broken 
shins and sprained ankles, one was cap- 
tured, which turned out to be a poor old 
G. Rhamni, with wing like a piece of sea- 
weed ! Do not, dear sir, suppose that the 
list below were killed for the mere plea- 
sure of the sport ; no, our cabinet being 
quite in its infancy, we secured them in 
hope of being able, by exchange, to fill 
up some of its wide gaps. The following 
is the total of our week’s captures: — 
Colias Edusa (3 $ ), and Hyale (2 $ , 
2 $?): three of these most lovely speci- 
mens, just out. 
Aporia Cratrcgi (32 $ , 9 ?), 
Anthocharis Curdamines (2, $ and $>), 
Arge Galatheu (1 $ ), 
Cynthia Cardui (13 poor specimens), 
Argynnis Selene (?), 
Mel it tea Alhalia (36), 
Polyommatus Agcstis (I), 
