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trespassing. On Monday evening our collecting-ground was at 
Horning Staithe, consisting of an osier bed that had been cut, with a 
large extent of marsh-land intersected with dykes. We did not take 
very much beyond a few Pliisia rlirjjsitis at the yellow iris and a few 
Sjiilosoiiia iirticac and Loiiianpilifi ntartfuuita. Collecting on the marshes 
we always found very damp Avork ; in spite of thick boots and leathern 
leggings well-oiled Ave ahvays got Avet feet and trousers. Wc sailed up 
the Ant the next day, a A’ery narroAV, AA'inding riA’er, and passing under 
Ludham Bridge, put up just beloAv Barton Broad. An angry sky, 
A'ivid lightning, and a feAv heaAW drops of rain, preceded a heaA'y hail¬ 
storm, Avhich could be observed advancing upon us in leA'el line. The 
Avater, quite calm a moment before, Avas lashed into foam, but the 
storm soon passed, leaving a clear evening. Landing on the edge of 
the reed-bed encircling Ihirton Broad, Avhere there Avas much yelloAV 
iris about, aa’c took one specimen of SnicrintliKs (urUatHs and another of 
Cliocrocaiiijia dtn’iior flying round the blossoms, and also HupsipetcH 
trifasciata {inipluriata), (’iilaria tnincata, JjCitcaiiia straiiiiiica, Xciiinria 
riridata, Xialaria seiic.v, and Miana liicdlaria. 
On Wednesday Ave sailed across Barton Broad, and up the Ant to 
Htalham Broad, marked on the map as of fair size ; but it is so much 
OA-ergroAvn Avith reeds, interspersed Avith Avhich is a profusion of Avater- 
lilies, that only a narroAv channel remains. The Avater is beautifully 
clear, making it possible to see the fish sAvimming at tlie bottom. We 
Avent shopping at Stalham, and found it to Ijc by far the best and 
cheapest market avc visited. Beturning in the afternoon Ave collected 
at night at the same ground as the previous eA'ening, but the only 
insects taken Avorth notice Avere ( 'hocrucaitipa ctpciKir, o\ev the iris, and 
Sj)ilnsi)iiia articac, Mcliaiia jlaiiniica, and Xmlaria scnc.r, id light. On 
Thursday avc had an experience of fast sailing going doAvn the Ant, 
Avhich Avas rendered more exciting from tlie extreme narroAvness of 
that stream. At night Ave moored in the River Thurne, close to 
Womack Watei-, or, as it is sometimes called, Ludham Dyke. Here 
Ave found a variety of collecting grounds. Along the riA'er bank Avas a 
Avide strip of coarse grass-land Avith plenty of yelloAV iris in blossom, 
protected by a dyke. Further from the stream there Avas an old reed- 
bed, and beyond this an alder can-. Here for the first time Ave took 
I'lasia festneae hovering over the iris blossoms in company Avith 
C/tocrocaiiijia clpcnor and Vlasia eJn-psitis. Ihpirclia aiiciila appeared 
on the riA'er bank, but in Avorn condition. At sugar Ave got one speci¬ 
men each of Lcmamia comma and L. stramiitca. On the edge of the 
old reed-bed Ave got C/iilo phcagmitcUas and Soita maritima, but .super¬ 
ficially the tAvo insects are so much alike that it Avas not until after- 
Avards that Ave kneAV that A\’e had the latter insect. Of course the palpi 
in pliraiimiuilits are A'ery conspicuous, but Ave had ncA’er .seen S. 
maritima before, and Avere not expecting to see it. Ligbt Avas again 
practically a failure, the only thing taken by that means i)eing Xndaria 
snic.r. At Potter Heigham, the next day, Ave obtained a large number 
of larval of Lciicoma .salicis on the AvilloAVS, and succeeded in breeding 
many imagines. On Saturday avc .sailed the yacht up tlie Tlmrne, 
across Heigliam Sound, and up the MeadoAV Dyke to Horsey More. 
At MeadoAv Dyke Ave first saAV Papilio mac/iaoii, one specimen Hying 
over the boat. ILentually, mooring near the entrance to Hickling 
Broad, avc roAved in the jollyboat to Waxham i)ykc. On landing at 
