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raarkable degree. Where they are not quite satisfactory it is owing 

 to the fact that the forms figure:! are so closely related as to make 

 any process insufficient. The majority of the tisnires leive nothing 

 to be desired, as they are close to perfection. The work is excellent ly 

 done, and the author is to be sincerely congratulated. This book 

 will do more to stimulate an interest in these insects than anything 

 heretofore printed. The works of the past that were of any value 

 had a prohibitive price, but on looking over this work one is 

 amazed at what i-; given for sucli a comparatively small money out- 

 lay. The young and the old can find any amount of interest in such 

 a book, and \ve can heartily recommend it to all lovers of the beau- 

 tiful in Nature. It is intended as a popular work, but still has a 

 scientific interest, as many types are accurately figured, and it will 

 not be out of place in any scientific library. We can hardly say too 

 much in its praise, and can find but few faults, and in a work of its 

 magnitude it is surprising there are not more that might be criti- 

 cised. On page 80 the caterpillar is spoken of as emerging from the 

 chrysalis a typographical error of small moment. The locality of 

 Arr/i/ini/x /i//>po/</fft is not given. Figures 14 and 15, on plate -!<;. 

 represent as male and female two widely different species. Figure 

 39, on plate 47, is not t>ocfr/tt>nf(is. but the normal female of Prim. 

 Zdbiilon. Ptate 47, fig 40 i< not hrHtus but /ilii/ln'itx. Plate 48, fig. 

 15 is not TlmiHinx hm-nHns ^ but the 9 of a different species. 

 We think as a, book for the tyro the time of seasonal appear- 

 ance of the species should have been given. The author has 

 slighted his descriptions on account of the perfection of the plates. 

 but where sexes differ and under sides are not shown more descrip- 

 tive matter would have been an advantage. If the specimens had 

 been properly and symmetrically expanded, they would have looked 

 much better to the eyeof the lepidopterist. Our space is too limited 

 to say more of this be intiful book. We hope it will tim! a place in 

 every library. II. s. 



THE Hl-TTKKI I.I K-. 



Afli'i Coftpei'. Pom la Coinoinir ' 

 At sixteen years she kne\\ no care : 



I low eoiild she, sweet and pure as li^ht ? 

 And there pursued her every where 



Kuttertlies all white. 



A lover looked. She dropped her exes. 



That plowed like pansies wet with dew. 

 And lo ! I here eanie lYoin out the skies 



Itllttertlies all Mile. 



lie fore she guessed, her heart was ^one ; 



The tale of lo\ e was swift ly told. 

 And all about her wheeled and shone 



Uultertlies of i;old. 



Then he forsook her one sad morn. 



She wept and sol.bed. " ( I. love, come hiick." 

 There only eame to her forlorn 



Hllttertliesall lilaek. .loH.v DAVISON. 



