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secondaries above dull-orange, at the base with a black spot or two near 

 the anterior margin ; the other half is black with a transverse series of 

 triangular pale spots, the interior ones being nearly obsolete ; the disk is 

 inscribed with a slender silver somewhat obtusangular C, with the con- 

 cavity towards the anterior margin. 



[Synonymous with our common Grapta progne Cramer.]. 



410. Vanessa furcillata Say. — Taken in Canada by Dr. Bigsby. 

 Common in the N. West Territory and the vicinity of Fort William. 



[Synonymous with V. Milberti Godt., a common and very familiar 

 butterfly throughout Canada. For description and figure see Say's Am. 

 Entomology, vol. ii., pi. 27.] 



[293.] 411. Vanessa antiopa Linn.— Taken in Canady by Capt. 

 Sheppard. [Too common in Canada to require any description.] 



[294.] 412. Vanessa atalanta Linn. — Several taken in Canada. 

 [Quite common ; for description see Harris' Insects of Mass., p. 294.] 



[295.] 413. Cynthia cardui. — Linn. — [Another very common 

 butterfly ; see Harris' Insects of Mass., p. 291.] 



[296.I 414. Cynthia huntera Drury. — [Almost as common as 

 the preceding species ; see Harris' Insects, p. 29.2. This and the two 

 preceding species are now included in the genus Pyrameis Hubn.] 



[297.] FAMILY HiPPARLHIAD.E. 



415. Hipparchia nephele Kirby. — Expansion of the wings 2^2 

 inches. Taken in Canada by Dr. Bigsby. 



Antennae brown annulated with white, rufous at the end ; knob 

 slender ; wings brown ; primaries both above and below with a paler sub- 

 marginal broad band including two eyelets ; the upper ones surrounded 

 by a paler atmosphere, with a black iris and white pupil ; on the under 

 side the atmosphere of the eyelets is more distinct and forms a kind of 

 glory round them; the pupil is snowy-white with some blue scales scattered 

 round it ; the under side of both wings, above the band, is marbled with 

 transverse deeper coloured streaks ; the secondaries are dentated but not 

 the primaries, which at the margin have two transverse black parallel 



