the Original ^uhia-^uina of Peru. 6l 



wing running along every angle, like a three-edged fword-blade, 

 terminating here and there in a rounded form. Thefe wings are 

 thick, and curioufly veined. When fteeped in hot water, in order 

 to expand them, they became covered all over with a white pow- 

 dery fubflance (probably from the refin which the water could not 

 diiToive). (B) is a tranfverfe feclion of the Item and leaves ; (G) the 

 feeds, of a brown colour and woody fubflance. 



XIV. Natural 



