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THE NATURALISTS' JOURNAL. 
Savoy. On the top, at an elevation of about three miles or more, 
is a most comfortable little hotel. The view is splendid and one 
can easily see Mt. Blanc about sixty miles away. In the opposite 
direction the cross of Chartreuse can be seen with a telescope. 
In this beautiful spot, I spent four most beautiful days. 
We reached Aix-les-bains early in the morning of September 
12th, 1893, after having travelled all night on our way from Paris. 
We ascended the mountain in a little train, and passing 
through the clouds we reached the hotel about twelve o’clock. 
The day was cool and we were fortunate enough to see several 
alpine swifts (Cypselus Alpinus) and in the afternoon a large hawk. 
My chief regret was that I could only tell the names of a limited 
number of the birds I saw as my knowldge of the avifauna of 
that part of the world is, I am sorry to say, smaller than is to be 
wished. 
After lunch I went exploring a bit through the pine woods. I 
saw a Parus caudatus but later on, to my intense delight I saw a 
large eagle soaring above me. I suppose it was an Aquila 
chrysaetos. It came down fairly low and I could easily see it 
through the glasses ; in a few minutes however it disappeared 
over a ridge. 
The next day was intensely hot, so I took out a butterfly net 
and caught Hesperia comma (?), and Lycccna Alexis . also a large 
number of black grasshoppers with red underwings; called 
AEdipoda fasciata. These may be seen in the Natural History 
Museum, South Kensington. They are in the case in the hall, 
nearest the staircase and are on the top left hand corner of the 
case as one stands with one’s back to the stairs. It is the case 
showing instances of natural protection as, although this insect 
can be both easily seen and heard, when flying it comparatively 
disappears when it settles, owing to only the dark parts being visi¬ 
ble. I caught some very large green grasshoppers too, in great 
quantities. I caught a Lyccena agestis, also but it escaped through 
a hole in the net. The next day was as hot as the former. 
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I caught an AEschna Cya?iea, Hesperia comma (^), Lycce.ua Alexis, 
and several AEdipoda fasciata and several lizards. I saw a 
Saxicola AEnanthe and heard a raven (Corvus corax) croaking and 
saw a Colias edusa. 
The next day resembled the proceeding. One could easily see 
Mt. Blanc from as much as appeared above the mountains right 
up to the top, which is said to be a rare sight Caught a Grapta 
C-Album and Gonepteryx Rhavini, and Carabus violaceus saw two 
more eagles and a pair of Corvus corax and some Anthuspetrosus. 
Walking in the woods we disturbed a large light-coloured hawk 
sitting on a tree but I could not tell of what species. In one 
narrow ravine we saw several birds resembling jays in shape and 
style. They seemed quite tame and settled very close to us on 
the trees. The air in such hot weather was filled with an incess- 
