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Crastia asela. This species also proved tenacious of life; its scent 
resembled that of C. asela, but was perhaps sweeter. 
It is noteworthy of these Danaines that an individual of N. 
montana had suffered a symmetrical injury to the fore-wings, while 
a specimen of G. asela had lost nearly all the hind-margin of one fore¬ 
wing and the adjoining portion of the hind-wing—an injury suggestive 
of a Lizard’s bite. 
Of the Satyrines Orsotriaena mandata, Moore (regarded by Bingham 
as a race of 0. meda, Fabr.), was very iocal and only found commonly 
along the edge of a paddy field beyond Lewelle Ford. Those taken 
were of the wet-season form. 
Of Mycalesis mineus, Linn., f. polydecta, Cram., I got a solitary 
male. The pretty little Nissanga patnia, Moore, a butterfly peculiar to 
Ceylon, was abundant, especially about Lady Horton’s Drive. Twice 
I suspected that it had a scent, though it cannot have been strong. 
This butterfly sometimes settled with its wings expanded, but more 
usually they were closed though, so far as I saw, the eye-spots were 
always exposed to view. It was somewhat careless as to orientation. 
Yphthima ceylonica was very abundant, the males appeared to 
have a very slight scent suggestive of chocolate. It usually settled 
with its wings half open and with its tail to the sun, and was once 
seen to adjust itself to that position. A female had the underside of 
a yellowish colour, in place of the usual grey; a (?) male had a small 
symmetrical injury to both fore-wings, which might have been 
inflicted by a bird. 
Of Melanitis ismene, Cram. ( leda , Drury, nee Linn.), I took but 
four at Kandy; two of these, one of each sex, both dry-season 
specimens, were taken flying at 9 a.m.; a male, intermediate, inclining 
to “ wet,” was, on the other hand, taken at dusk; others were seen 
when it was so nearly dark that I could not catch them. One evening 
when strolling in the garden in search of this species a leaf of a Coco-nut 
Palm fell close to me with a positive crash; when one considers that 
it measured between 11 and 12 feet it can be understood that I was 
not a little startled. Of Elymnias fraterna I saw but two, one of 
which—a worn female—I took for a battered Danaida chrysippus. 
The great sub-family of the Nymphalines is very much to the fore 
at Kandy. On my second day out I came across a male of Apatura 
(. Rohana ) camiba, Moore, settled on the upper side of a leaf with wings 
expanded, but never saw another; this Col. Bingham considered to 
be a southern race of parisatis , Westw. Of Euthalia ( Adolias ) vasanla, 
Moore, I also found a single example, it was resting on the ground in 
a damp ditch with wings fully expanded. I had not the good fortune 
