THE AUSTRALIAN NATURALIST. 53 
The first tropical port I touched at was Townsville, which 
did not belie its reputation for heat and dust. Here on two 
different days I had three or four hour’s collecting, and had 
my first opportunity of observing the pretty blue Junonia, 
albicincta alive. This species was flying about the dusty 
roads and settling with wings open right amongst the dust. 
The female of Hypolimnas misippus was also caught flying 
along the street. Hwploea corinna was very plentiful and so 
also was Hypolimnas bolina, and in the gardens I caught sev- 
eral Melanitis leda and Terias hecabe. Were, too, I made my 
first acquaintance with live specimens of Hrynnis mathias and 
the species listed as Hrynnis palmarum, and also caught a 
single specimen of the diminutive Zizera gaika. 
An hour on Magnetic Island yielded Delias 
Hurycus cressida, and Oandalides erinus. , 
Cairns was the next point visited, but my objective was the 
village of Kuranda, situated about eight miles in a direct line 
from Cairns at an altitude of 1000 feet. The train had 
scarcely left Cairns, when I began to observe species I had 
never seen before on the wing. The handsome blue Papilio 
joesa at once demanded attention, and then when Freshwater 
had been passed the equally beautiful Cethosia chrysippe was 
seen flying about. Leaving the flat country around Cairns 
the railway mounts along one side of the Barron Gorge, being 
cut out of one side. The tropical scrub is here seen on either 
side of the train and as each of the innumerable tunnels was 
passed through, fresh species appeared. On reaching Stoney 
Creek I was greeted by several specimens of T'rotdes ewphorion 
and so on until Kuranda was reached by the winding railway, 
21 miles from Cairns. 
Kuranda is a delightful spot to visit, to those who wish, to 
escape the cold of a southern winter. The naturalist has here 
the opportunity of seeing the scrub at first hand and also his 
collections are increased by the forest species, which occur in 
the patches of forest country near by. To the Lepidopterist 
in addition to being a choice collecting ground, it is the home 
of our friend, Mr. F. P. Dodd, whose collection, even without 
the attendant delight of collecting oneself, is well worth the 
journey to inspect. During my ten days at Kuranda I deter- 
mined rather than to amass a large collection, to see as many 
of the butterflies in life as I possibly could. In this I was 
ably seconded by Mr. Dodd and his sons, who took me here 
and there and so enabled me to observe fifty-three species 
during my short stay. Mr. Dodd’s garden is essentially an 
entomological one. Plants are there to attract the insects, 
bright coloured Hibiscus, Duranta, Dombeyia, etc. In the 
early morning I used to visit the Duranta and select the best 
specimens of Delias mysis, D. nigidius, and D. nigrina, which 
before the day became too hot, used to crowd its purple blos- 
argenthona, 
