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the idea of hunting for snails for Mrs. Longstaff, and one morning 
early when we first opened our eyes we saw, a few paces from our 
open window, a native lad in the lightest of clothing, who had 
probably been squatting there for hours waiting for us to wake. The 
moment that we showed signs of life he rose to his feet, salaamed, 
and proceeded to exhibit his shells. 
On the leaves of Palmyra Palms (Borassus flabelliformis) in the 
hotel garden Mrs. Longstaff found a number of minute Snails, which 
Col. H. H. God win-Austen, E.R.S., has described as Pupisoma 
longstaffi, sp. nov. 1 The same mollusc occurred at Anuradhapura in 
like situation. 
It is one of the recognized sights of the place to see the 
Elephants of one of the Kandyan Chiefs bathe at Katugastota. The 
water of the river is shallow and the animals lie down in it, but if 
one of them should roll over on its side there is sufficient depth of 
water to cover its mouth, and the nostrils of any other animal; this, 
however, causes the elephant no inconvenience, for it keeps the end 
of its trunk above the surface, suggesting the periscope of a sub¬ 
marine, though not homologous with that organ. It is not necessary, 
it is not even advisable, to give the mahout a Rs. 5 note for putting 
his elephant through its tricks, as I actually saw an American 
tourist do. 
There is no question that Kandy is a very fine entomological 
locality, but it has the disadvantage of being very well known. Of 
Tirumala septentrionis but two specimens turned up, and it must be 
assumed that it is not common, at all events at that time of year. 
It is even more remarkable that no Danaida chrysippus were taken, 
although I have a note of having seen one out of reach on January 
25th. Neither was D. plexippus taken, though I saw two or three 
in Peradeniya gardens on January 18th. In marked contrast with 
these, Parantica aglea was abundant at Kandy. There is not the 
slightest doubt that in this species the scent is common to both sexes, 
but in most cases it was not to be detected in the house, although 
many of the specimens were still alive. In one specimen the scent 
was noted as “ acetylene -f cockroach,” in another as “ in the field, 
acetylene 4- cockroach; at home, cockroach only ”; in yet another 
the scent was noted as “not so pungent as in C. asela.” The 
flight of aglea is remarkably slow, and often has a peculiar dancing 
character, especially in the afternoon. 2 
1 “ Land and Fresh-water Mollusca of India, etc.,” vol. ii., Part xi., March, 1910, 
pp. 303, 304, and Plate cxxxii , Figs. 8, 3a, 3b. 
2 See above, p. 110. 
