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as they always flew so that the sun was straight in my eyes when I 
started in pursuit, and it is not the easiest ground one could choose to 
run over after them. I managed, however, to secure a few good speci- 
mens. Working on, I came to some limestone rocks rather high up on 
the mountain sides, which I searched thoroughly for L. flavicinctata 
{ruficinctata) and was fortunate enough to find 8 fine specimens. L. 
ccesiata was very common too in the same localities, and I also netted 5 
specimens of Cidaria populata, unfortunately in rather worn condition, 
but presenting very marked variation from the southern specimens, 
one or two being almost black. Descending from this place I came 
into a beautiful birch wood called Carie Wood, where I took a speci- 
men of C. immanata. I then walked on towards the Black Wood, 
netting on the way a magnificent specimen of Vanessa U 7 'iicce^ very large 
and dark, especially on the under side, which in the underwings is very 
nearly as dark as the underside of the underwings of F. io. On reach- 
ing the Black Wood I was somewhat disappointed at not seeing 
anything but L. didymata, but I suppose I did not penetrate far enough 
into the wood. On the way back to Rannoch 1 obtained a good 
specimen of Melanthia bicolorata {rubiginata), and also some larvae of 
C. or on some aspens growing by the bridge where the road crosses the 
burn at Carie. During the next four days the weather was very 
unsatisfactory, being very windy with a good deal of rain, and con- 
sequently very little collecting could be done. The only new species 
taken were : — Stiibia afwj/iala, 1 specimen on the banks of the Tummel 
on the nth. d'his specimen was taken in the afternoon in broad 
daylight, which fact does not coincide with Mr. Thornewill’s note 
{Ento??iologisfs Record^ vol. ii., p. 209), and I may add that another 
specimen was seen in the daytime on the 15th, but was too worn to 
keep. Eubolia limitata {mensurarid)^ i on August nth on the banks 
of the Tummel, and 4 specimens in Glen Sassun on the 12th. This 
species, however, was well over, all the specimens I saw and took being 
considerably worn. On the 12th, I took 3 fair specimens of Anaitis 
plagiata at rest on the rocks on the side of Craig Var, on the north side 
of the village. On the 15th, I had another day’s collecting with Mr. 
Salvage, our chief object being larvte, particularly those of Notodoiita 
dictcea. We searched aspens in Carie Wood for this species, but the 
strictest search only produced i specimen. We consoled ourselves, 
however, by taking a good many more C. or. Other larvte taken this 
day were 2 Bombyx rubi by the roadside on the south of the Loch, and 
I Acronycta ( Vwiinia) menyanthidis in the same situation, and from 
birch we beat 2 A. flavicorjiis and one each of the following, viz. 
Notodo 7 ita dro 77 ieda 7 'ius^ N. ca 77 ieli 7 ia.^ Drepana lacertmaria {lacertula) 
and D. falcataria ( ^alcula), besides a good many others unknown to 
me. Of imagines I took another V. urticce.^ very dark on the underside, 
but not so much so, nor so large, as the specimen taken on the loth ; 
I Charceas graminis., i Cleoreris vwiiTtalis^ 2 Crocallis eli 7 igua 7 'ia in 
which the median band in the forewings is much paler than in the 
southern specimens, being nearly the same as the ground colour of the 
wings, and a dark C. wwianata. The next day, Sunday, August i6th, 
was devoted to a walk to the top of Shiehallion, from which we obtained 
a magnificent view. I noticed a great many L. ccesiata on the moun- 
tain, and C. populata was also fairly common, but having no apparatus 
