CARTAGENA—COLON 261 
guardship has been run into the shallows to prevent it from sinking 
at its moorings. 
It was very hot that morning, and everything had a dry, burnt- 
up look as I tramped through the dust to La Popa, a wooded fort- 
crowned hill about 400 ft. in height, whence is a magnificent view, 
showing as on a chart, the singular distribution of land and water, 
with the city standing on a spit, washed on the one side by the 
ceaseless surf of the Caribbean Sea, on the other by the placid, 
mangrove-fringed waters of the lake-like harbour. 
I netted two of the many Callidryas sennae that were coursing 
about, one of each sex ; the male had the usual strong Freesia scent, 
the female a disagreeable, but somewhat sweet odour. The male was 
large and decidedly “ wet,” the female might better be described as 
intermediate, inclining to “ wet.” Sphaenogona (?) gratiosa was rather 
common, flying through bushes close to the ground, but in my 
hurry I secured one female only; Cystineura cana, with its slow 
gliding flight near the ground was also somewhat common, showing 
a partiality for shady spots. Of the Erycinid, Hamearis erostratus, 
several were seen, again reminding me of a Small Copper in its 
ways; another Erycinid was also met with, Nymphidmm molpe, 
Hiibn., of which I took a female. 
Only two Blues were captured, Leptotes eassius, Cram., and a 
female Theda that would appear to be vibidia , Hew., though Mr. 
H. H. Druce says it is impossible to speak with certainty. 
The only Papilio was a worn specimen of the somewhat dull 
P. (?) serapis, Boisd., others were seen in shady places. 
Two males of Danaida ( Tasitia ) eresimus, Cram., and a solitary 
Skipper, Hesperia notata, Blanch., make up the ten species brought 
home from that hot and hurried walk. Two Dragon-flies found 
among the Mangroves have not yet been determined. It was hard 
to tear one’s self away, and very hot and very dusty was the last 
passenger to go on board, where he found that he had somewhat 
tried the feelings of his wife and the temper of the captain. 
Colon, Panama, lat. 9° 20' N. 
We arrived off Colon on the morning of December 24th, but 
could not go in as a pretty stiff “ Norther ” was blowing, and the quay 
is quite open to that quarter. The miserable alternative was to 
stand off and on all day, going dead slow in a somewhat rough sea. 
On Christmas-day there was no change, and our monotonous 
occupation was unbroken. Among the passengers was a young 
