THE BUTTERFLY HUNTERS. 



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because, as they are easily described as a class, it would 

 be useless and indeed almost impossible to describe each 

 variety. I shall mention a few of the kinds most common 

 in this vicinity. There are two kinds of butterflies, the 

 True butterfly, which when lighted always holds its wings 

 erect, and the Skipper, that only erects the fore wings 

 when at rest. These Skippers are very small insects, but 

 their body is very robust, and they fly with great rapidity 

 and strength, not moving in graceful, wavy lines as the 

 True butterflies do, but skipping about with a sudden, 

 jerking motion. Their flight is very short and almost 

 always near the ground. Their prevailing color is dusky 

 brown, with pale, whitish-yellow or transparent spots. The 

 antennae of the Skipper are hooked at the end, which is 

 never the case with the True butterfly. 



One of our largest and most beautiful Skippers is the 



Eudamus Tityrus. 



Eudamus Tityrus. It expands over two inches. The wings 

 are dark, velvety brown. The fore pair are crossed by an 



