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Show 1899.] FROM BRITISH EAST AFRICA, 963 tinge of port-wine colour about it'. This Blue (of which I think I took a pair) and another very active and cunning insect-as you will see from the note appended on the paper envelope-were taken on a stinking crocodile's head, than which nothing smells more foully ; otherwise-I mean without this-I should probably never have seen the former, nor taken either of them. " A hippopotamus skull far gone in putrefaction also proved attractive, and did me several good turns in enabling me to get on equal terms with other insects: on this I took the only Charaxes I saw, I think, on the whole journey, though one I know well. Of Mot lis I also took a nice lot." On his return Mr. Crawshay had a narrow escape from a wounded bull Rhinoceros, but by a fortunate shot whilst lying in tbe grass he managed to hit it in the heart, and so escaped with his life. The collection of Moths will be worked out by Sir George Hampson. The Butterflies are represented by 127 specimens referable to 69 species, of which 3 are new to science ; the most interesting to me is a new species of Chloroselas allied to C. tama-niba of Walker from Suakin, but apparently distinct, and clearly proving that Prof. Aurivillius was in error in referring the Somali insect G. esmeralda to that species. C. tamaniba is considerably larger than C. esmeralda, has the posterior half of the primaries, including the base, blue; and the anal orange spot of the secondaries is well-defined as in the present species. NYMPHALIDcE. 1. MONOTRICHTIS SAFITZA Hewits. Muthambi River, Ndya, 7th January, 1899. " They swarm on the banks of the stream " (R. C). 2. NEOCXENYRA DUPLEX Butl. Slopes of Nthatha Hill, Kitwi, 4700 feet, 31st December, 1898. 3. NEOC(ENYRA GREGORII Butl. Muthambi River, Ndya, 7th January, 1899. One much worn example. 4. CHARAXES VARANES Cram. o* , Muthambi River, Ndya, 13th January, 1899. " Taken on the crocodile's head (hippopotamus' skull?); the onlv one of this species which I have seen during my week here " (R.G.). 5. PRECIS CLOANTHA Cram. cf, Plains N. of the Tana River, Kikuyu, 4500 feet, 5th January; § , Muthambi River, Ndya, 12th January, 1899. 1 This proves to be a well-known species of Crenis, which occurs also in South Africa.-A. G. B. |