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lished. All Geometry, whose larvse resemble twigs 

 as they stand out from the plant on their anal 

 prolegs, are invariably eaten." 



At the same meeting Mr. A. G. Butler, of the 

 British Museum, communicated the results of his 

 observations with lizards, frogs, and spiders, which 

 strikingly corroborate those of Mr. Weir. Three green 

 lizards (Lacerta viridis) which he kept for several 

 years, were very voracious, eating all kinds of food, 

 from a lemon cheesecake to a spider, and devouring 

 flies, caterpillars, and humble bees ; yet there were 

 some caterpillars and moths which they would seize 

 only to drop immediately. Among these the principal 

 were the caterpillar of the Magpie moth (Abraxas 

 grossulariata) and the perfect six spot Burnet moth 

 (Anthrocera filipendulaB). These would be first seized 

 but invariably dropped in disgust, and afterwards left 

 unmolested. Subsequently frogs were kept and fed 

 with caterpillars from the garden, but two of these 

 that of the before-mentioned Magpie moth, and that 

 of the V. moth (Halia wavaria), which is green with 

 conspicuous white or yellow stripes and black spots 

 were constantly rejected. When these species were 

 first offered, the frogs sprang at them eagerly and 

 licked them into their mouths; no sooner, however, 

 had they done so than they seemed to be aware of 

 the mistake that they had made, and sat with gaping 

 mouths, rolling their tongues about until they had 

 got quit of the nauseous morsels. 



With spiders the same thing occurred. These two 



