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204 25-6-39, Forenoon cont. Trientalis, but no Luzula sylvatica. In afternoon again walked to Coylum Bridge then on to Achnahatich [[Achnahatnich]] & back via Coylum Bridge & "The Dell" to Inverdruie & home. Saw in the Druie valley extraordinary signs of the havoc caused by a spate of two years ago, which wrecked the whole floor of the valley. A few plants of interest seen:- Arctostaphylos uva-ursi growing by the roadside above Coylum Bridge; Pyrola minor, a beautiful group of tall spikes in a small Sphagnum swamp by road [[strikethrough]] at [[/strikethrough]] near Aghnahatich [[Achnahatnich]], where also some Trientalis &c. on moraine, Genista anglica in seed & also again in flower. Swept a couple of Salvia aurita near Aghnahatich [[Achnahatnich]] & also Alders, S. aurita & birch near "The Dell", about 3 insects at first place & 7 or 8 in the latter. Saw several ♀♀ Bumbles of which one was B. muscorum & the remainder 205 25-6-39 Afternoon cont. Coylum Bridge, &c. cont. were all B. lucorum Vespa austriaca 1♀ on roadside between Coylum Br. & Aghnahatich. V. vulgaris? ♀♀ & ☿☿ seen in several places. [Nine icks. & bracs. kept & these laballed 27-2-41! AWS.] Pimpla vesicaria? 1♂, very slender : runs to this in Schmiid.! Phytodictus "coryphaeus"? 1♀ Stenomacrus cubiceps? 1♀, 23-seg. ant. Aperileptus sp. 1♀, 22-seg. ant. Bracon praetermissus? 1♂, 34-seg. ant., dark legs Opius apiculator 1♂, 24-seg. ant. Phaenocarpa conspurcator 1 very small ♀, only 23 seg. ant. Dacnusa striatula 1 very nice ♀, with 27-seg. ant. Phaenoserphus calcar Hal. 1♂. Saw the Siskins again near Coylum Br. & a beautiful ♂ Redstart ("Common R.") on return journey. The call note of the latter is nearly that of the Stonechat, but is not quite the same. [Hermiteles ♀ taken on bathroom windows of "Cairnlaan" Aviemore with clouded wings! & 28-seg. ant. Aviemore]