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taken. Mr. Buckler lias also been 
able to secure a drawing. — Rev. H. 
Harfur Crewe, the Rectory, Drayton 
Beauchamp, Tnng, May 28. 
. The Shirley Downs . — In my letter 
upon West Wickham I recommended 
the visitor to return to Norwood or 
one of the Croydon stations. The 
way to either by the road is direct 
and unmistakeable, but it is not at- 
tractive either to the simple pedes- 
trian or the entomologist. If he 
has time, I would suggest a return 
by the Shirley Downs — a not much 
longer and a truly delightful walk, 
and one certain to be profitable. We 
first turn up a little path to our 
right, just on one side of the “ Fox,” 
by some palings, which are, how- 
ever, rather intercepted from our 
full gaze by low bushes, among 
which the snowy- white Elachista 
Cygnipennella flits about in the hot 
sunshine. Having arrived at the 
end of this path, we cross a little 
wood, and arrive on a dry and ele- 
vated plain, covered with heather. 
From this we obtain a most exten- 
sive view of the whole mass of the 
Surrey and Kent suburbs of the 
great Metropolis, having the Syden- 
ham palace as a grand centre, while 
the Woolwich heights are seen to 
the light, surrounding one of the 
most richly wooded plains in Eng- 
land. 
But we will leave the landscape 
and pass through the fir wood, and 
enter a lane through a gateway, sur- 
mounted by the notice — “ Private 
road — no thoroughfare,” or some- 
thing of a like character, which no 
entomologist is likely to pay much 
attention to. Here Tephrosia Cre- 
puscularia may be occasionally met 
with in early spring, while the com- 
moner T. Biundularia occurs in a 
small isolated wood not far from 
Shirley, towards Beckenham. Its 
time of appearance is nearly a 
month later, and it shows no par- 
ticular partiality for fir; so that it 
seems difficult to suppose them to be 
the same species. As far as I have 
observed, moreover, the points of 
difference are distinct and unvary- 
ing, and even the general difference 
is as great as in almost any two 
Tephrosia}. But we will leave dis- 
cussing this subject, and take a 
glance at the palings. Eupithecia 
Coronata, one of the most beautiful 
of the “ pugs,” rewards our search 
at once, and we may meet with 
something better. At all events we 
have an excellent chance of meeting 
with E. Indigata among the fir trees; 
among the commoner Ahbreviata 
and Dodoneata. This wood is also a 
very good one for Fidonia Piniaria, 
while its common congener Atomaria 
swarms on the bare heathy part of 
the hill, with Eupithecia Nanata and 
Pleurota Bicostella. In an avenue 
of beeches, which crosses our line of 
march, we may, perhaps, meet with 
Micnpteryx Thuubergella, and we are 
