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regretfully, that a third he saw with them had eluded him. Such tripartite occurrence, with the records at pp. 46 & 110 supra, makes one wonder whcther M r . Goddard's indigenous breeding at p. 111 rcally be unique in our County nowadays. However, thcre certainlv had been a very stiff wind blowing straight from the Fens during several preceding days (Hocken, 22nd). A Swallow-tail passed in a beet-field close to me, blown before a strong southerly wind, at 11.30 a.m. on 19 July in Hitcham near Bildeston, thirty miles inland (Alwyn Bull, 6 Aug.). A ladv caught, and liberated, one in Laxfield about 20th (Rev. Herbert Biggs, v.v.). One was settled on some Fennel in my Snape garden on 2 I s t ; as far as I know none have been liberated anywhere in Suffolk this vear. My brother, Major Hugh Buxton, has been to Snape only in December last; his address is : East Murthill, Forfar (Mrs. Waterfield, 28th). A perfect was caught upon Waldringfield Cliff on 23rd, and brought to me. I hope we shall hear more of specimens observed, rather than slain (Canon A. P. Waller). At midday on 24th one was observed, Aying about and several times settling on the ground with outspread wings, in a Clopton garden, north-west of Woodbridge (Spencer, 25th). My second flew across the Leiston to Theberton road as I was motoring along it on 24th ; I stopped to look for it but, as it had disappeared, I proceeded on my way and had not gone a hundred yards when the same or another flew across the road in the opposite direction. Later I saw two more specimens near Leiston (Garnett, 1 Aug.). One seen on Lavender-flowers in Tangham Chimneys garden, Hollesley Heath, in last half of July ; also one there in 1939 (Lt.Col. Paul Fearon, in lit.). On 25th one was captured in a cap at Knoddishall, escaped, and was recaught, despite which hectic finish to its career it is in almost cabinet condition ( T . E. Legg, in lit.). A lady, n.n., believes that she saw one at Shotley on 29 July (Spencer, v. v.). We have been watching a beautiful swallow Tail on some Buddleia-bushes in our garden at Leiston Abbey to-day, only about a quarter-mile from Dr. Garnett's second specimen (The Misses Rope there, 29th). One on purple Buddleiaflowers at 12.45 noon on 1 August in Oueenslciff Cottage garden, Ipswich (E. C. Green). One in Middleton-road, Gorleston, about 4 August and one in my garden at 120 Lowestoft-road there on 1 Ith (Mrs. J. L. Moore, in lit. 12th). T h e final specimen of which we have heard appeared in Buxhall n c t o r \ garden on 7 August (Revd. H. Copinger Hill, 9th). Now these two dozen examples spread over a period of just under one month, from 15 July to 11 August, during which the weather was, with a few foul days, the wärmest and most genial of the year. 15th (Felixstow & Leiston, 2) had max. temp. 88°, wind S., rising to gale force at n i g h t ; 17th (Weybread Sc Rushmere, 2) was much cooler, with SE. light air and dull afternoon ; 18th (Pakefield, 2), sultry with hot E. air, rising at night, temp. 68° at