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not come up to my expectation either in quantity\or numbers 
of species, but this would certainly be remedied im, the rainy 
season. The larger butterflies predominated much More than 
with us in the south. 
In all, I succeeded in capturing at Kuranda and Cairns, 
70 different species and was able to recognise five other large 
species, that were easily distinguished on the wing. To this, 
perhaps, may be added one or two Blues, that did not allow me 
to approach sufficiently close to secure an accurate determina- 
tion of the species. I would warn our southern entomologists, 
that such a result as this cannot always be expected during 
the winter months in the north, for I was fortunate in having 
exceptional weather and many species were caught that my 
friend, Mr. Dodd, had not observed so late as July in previous 
years. 
My stay in the Cairns district was made particularly plea- 
sant by my kind friends, Mr. and Mrs. Dodd, and here I 
had the pleasure of meeting several other naturalists. After . 
about a fortnight I left Cairns, wishing I could prolong my 
stay into several weeks. 
Later in the month, in Brisbane, I added still further to 
the species observed on my trip and returned to Sydney witha 
total of 82 species. It must be noted that this number of 
species was obtained during the dry winter month of July, 
when very few species are on the wing in Sydney and none in 
Victoria. In itself the number forms a good representative 
collection of the butterflies of Eastern Australia and would 
be a welcome addition to a beginner, who had had a year’s 
collecting in the south. 
The following list of species at the different stations ar- 
ranged, according to my catalogue, published by this Club, 
shows the result of my trip and gives many new records for * 
the month of July. 
Kuranda.—Danais menippe. D. petilia, Tellervo zotlus, 
Acraea andromacha, Cethosia chrysippe, Oupha  prosope, 
Oynthia ada, Junonia villida, J. albicincta, Precis zelima, 
Hypolimnas bolina, H. alimena, H. misippus, Doleschallia 
australis, Melanitis leda, Mycalesis terminus, M. sirius, 
Hypocysta adiante, H. metirius, Yphthima arctous, Oyaniris 
tenella, Danis serapis, D. taygetus, Candalides  helenita, 
0. hyacinthina, Nacaduba dion, N. dubiosa, N. felderi, 
Catachrysops cnejus, O. platissa, Zizera labradus, Arhopala 
amytis, Pseudonotis turnert, Terias lineata, T. libythea, T. 
hecabe, Delias nigidius, D. mysis, D nigrina, D. argenthona, 
Troides ewphoron, Papilio aegeus, P. joesa, P. macleayanus, 
Hurycus cressida, Notocrypta feisthameli, Hesperilla croceus, 
Telicota augias, T. marnas, Hrynnis mathias, EH. fuliginosa, 
Apaustus sunias, Huschemon rafflesica—53 species. 
