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5.) 10.4.29 cont. Lower Glenasmole. [[underlined]] Halictus rubicundus [[/underlined]] [[2 female symbols]] seen at both places. [[underlined]] Halictus calceatus [[/underlined]] [[female symbol]] seen along river bank. [[underlined]] H. albipes [[/underlined]] [[female symbol]] with last. [[underlined]] H. freygessneri [[/underlined]] [[2 female symbols]] in coomb opposite Mrs. Doyles. [One very small [[female symbol]] only size of [[underlined]] nitidiusculus [[/underlined]] ? this species . [[insertion]] [[arrow]] Is a very small [[female symbol]] [[underlined] [[strikethrough]] H. albipes [[/strikethrough]] H. freygessneri [[/underlined]] AWS. 8.10.29! [[/insertion]] [[underlined]] Nomada leucophthalma [[/underlined]] 2 [[2 female symbols]], one along w. side of river & the other in coomb opposite Mrs. Doyles. [[underlined]] Vespa rufa [[/underlined]] small [[2 female symbols]] in both places. [[underlined]] Salius fuscus [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]] both opposite Brady's & opp. Mrs. Doyles [[underlined]] Bombus lucorum [[/underlined]] many [[2 female symbols]], [[underlined]] B. terrestris [[/underlined]] a few [[2 female symbols]], & [[underlined]] B. jonellus [[/underlined]] 1 small [[female symbol]] seen as taken. Willow Wren abundant; also Green veined White & a few [[male symbol]] Orangetip butterflies seen. [[end page]] [[start page]] 6. [[strikethrough]] 13th [[/strikethrough]] 14th April 1929. A dull cold morning with strong cold S.E. wind; clearing at about midday, but a high mist robbed sun of almost all heat & little out but a few [[2 male symbols]] Andrena. With J.A.J. Palmer! 12 noon till 12.45. Sunny but very cold strong wind. Ballyhenry quarry, WI. Took [[female symbol]] [[underlined]] Nomade leucophthalma [[/underlined]] & Palmer a [[male symbol]] [[underlined]] Andrena nigroaenea [[/underlined]]. [[underlined]] Bombus lucorum [[/underlined]] 1 [[female symbol]] seen. 1.30 till 2.45. Gold mines Valley, WI. No sun & very cold. Collected some larvae of Marsh Fritillary but nothing flying. [[underlined]] Stitchwort [[/underlined]] in flower in hedge on road! 3 pm. till 4 pm. Sunny & out of wind. Left bank of Avonmore (at Ballyarthur gate), Avoca, WI. [[underlined]] Salius fuscus [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]] & 1 [[female symbols]] (P.) [[underlined]] Andrena gwynana [[/underlined]] 1 [[female symbol]] seen. [[underlined]] A. albicans [[/underlined]] [[male symbol]] on dandelion (P.) [[underlined]] A. nigroaenea [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]]. [[underlined]] A. jacobi [[/underlined]] [[male symbol]] on Gorse, others seen. No sign of any Halicti & no [[female symbol]] Andrenas working! One or two Bombi seen, propably all [[underlined]] lucorum [[/underlined]]. One black, slender, ichneumon, 3/4 inch long, seen but missed! [[underlined]] Goldilocks [[/underlined]] in flowers at Avoca.
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changed "robbed sun of almost heat" to "robbed sun of almost all heat" at beginning of second page. Also changed "4 pm. - 4pm." to "3 pm. till 4 pm." on the same page--thomas