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It is not a little to our credit that, according to my recollection, we 
did not fall down more than twice each, moreover no serious damage 
was done to bones, or lamps, or killing-bottles. 
We met with our reward. Moths were scarcely numerous, but 
the quality was good. There were odd specimens of *Morrisonia ochthi- 
stis, *M. homoscia, *M. ustistriga, *M. mutans, *M. dotata, *M.phricias, 
and * Tmetolophota propria. Both Persectania ewingi and *Morrisonia 
prionistis were fairly common. Of *Morrisonia longstaffi I was 
fortunate in bringing home five specimens, but our great take was 
Miselia meyricci of which we got several, it is usually considered 
quite a good thing, besides being so beautiful. Mr. Howes saw, in 
addition, *Miselia pessota, Meyrk., but unfortunately it got away. 
Moths of other families were conspicuous by their absence. 
Thus ended, very appropriately, our expedition to Lake Wakatipu, 
an expedition which I shall always associate in my mind with 
boyish collecting with John Blackburn on the shores of Loch 
Eannoch. Each Lake owns a Kinloch ; the terrain of the two places 
is similar; the general character of the fauna is also similar. It 
is especially notable that the moths of the Highlands of Scotland 
and those of the Highlands of New Zealand are alike extraordinarily 
variable. 
Lyttelton (South Island). 
March 23rd, 1910. 
On the occasion of my second visit to the beautiful lake-like 
harbour of Lyttelton I did not go far inland. Mrs. Longstaffi was 
very anxious to get living specimens of Turritella vittata, which 
Mr. Suter had told her were to be obtained in the harbour. Accord¬ 
ingly we set off to the locality indicated, Magazine Bay, but were 
just too late, for the tide had turned, and although there were dead 
spires in abundance, no living animals were within reach. 
Magazine Bay was not very productive in the insect way, but 
* Pyrameis goner ilia, * Chrysophanus sallustius , * Mnesictena flavidalis, 
* Crambus ramosellus and Eristalis tenax all turned up, <while Em- 
miltis rubraria was abundant in a circumscribed spot. It is noticeable 
that I did not see this last species in the Wakatipu district. 
In the afternoon I ascended Mount Pleasant, at the head of the 
harbour; with an official altitude of 1638 ft., it rejoices in the native 
name of Tauhuno-korokio. It is a pretty little mountain commanding 
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