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2ncl — Settled on sand, head towards south, held wings out flat, 

 shifted slightly so head pointed towards southwest. 



3rd — Settled head towards west, wings closed and perpen- 

 dicular. 



4th — Same position as No. 1, but did not orient. ' 

 5th — Settled on sand, head towards west, then shifted towards 

 northwest, raising up body as if pitching forward, the wings closed 

 and vertical. 



6th — Settled on a log, head towards north, wings closed and 

 vertical, remaining in full sunshine for at least 10 minutes, and was 

 only disturbed when touched with an oar. 



7th — Returned to exactly same spot on log, head northward, 

 wings outstretched. 



8th — On sand, head towards west, wings closed and slightly 

 leaning over towards south. 



9th — On the body of a small dead rock bass, head north, wings 

 closed, then opened out flat and turned around facing south and 

 walked to the head of fish and apparently inserted its tongue into 

 the eye-socket of the bass. 



10th — On the bow of boat, in the shade, wings closed, pointing 

 northwest, head downward; had to be stirred up. 



11th — Settled on sand, wings outstretched, head towards west. 

 The arrival of a large motor-boat with a cargo of very hilarious 

 week-enders put an end to a peaceful aspect of nature, and we left 

 G. comma on the shore and rowed home for our dinner. 



The results of watching the habits of one single butterfly in 

 one hour of its existence shows next to nothing as might be expected. 

 It requires a lengthy study of the combined eff'orts of students of 

 nature in many localities and difi^erent seasons and conditions to 

 arrive at an adequate understanding of the reasons a creature has 

 for its actions. One point worthy of mention is that in no case 

 did it remain directly facing the sun, and incidentally also the 

 wind which was (as is customary on Lake Champlain) south, except 

 when on the dead bass. It may also be worth mentioning that 

 the beach was strewed with dead fish, bass, perch and pickerel, 

 and the sand, though dry and warm on top, was doubtless permeated 

 with decomposed fish, and the butterfly, on settling in the sand, 

 may have inserted the tongue down to where there was moisture 

 of a flavour, suited to its taste. 



