TABLE OF. CONTENTS 
INTRODUCTION 
CHAP. PAGE 
I. The Life-History and Anatomy of Butterflies . . 3-25 
The Eggs of Butterflies. Caterpillars: Structure, Form,. Color, etc*; 
Moults; Food of Caterpillars; Duration of Larval State; Transformation. 
The Pupa, or Chrysalis: The Form of Chrysalids; Duration of Pupal , 
Life; The Transformation from the Chrysalis to the Imago. Anatomy 
of Butterflies: The Head; The Thorax; The Abdomen; The Legs; 
The Wings; Internal Organs; Polymorphism and Dimorphism; Albi¬ 
nism and Melanism; Monstrosities;-Mimicry. The. Distribution of But- x 
terflies. i 
II. The Capture, Preparation, and Preservation of Speci¬ 
mens . . . . . '. ... . ' . . . 26-57 
Collecting Apparatus : Nets; Collpcting-Jars; ?Field-Boxes; The Use . 
of the Net; Baits; Beating. The Breeding of Specimens : How to Get 
the Eggs of Butterflies; Breeding-Cages; Ho f tv to Find Caterpillars; 
Hibernating Caterpillars. The Preservation of Specimens : Papering 
Specimens; Mounting Butterflies; Relaxing Specimens; The Prepara-’< 
tion and Preservation of Butterfly Eggs; The Preservation of Chrysa¬ 
lids; The Preservation of Caterpillars. The Preservation and 
Arrangement of Collections : Boxes; Cabinets and Drawers; Label¬ 
ing; Arrangement of Specimens; Insect Pests; Greasy Specimens; 
Mould; Repairing Specimens; Packing and Forwarding Specimens; 
Pins; The Forceps. • 
III. The Classification of Butterflies. 58-68 
The Place of Butterflies in the Animal Kingdom; The Principles of 
Scientific Arrangement; The Species; The Genus; The Family, etc.; 
Scientific Names: Synonyms; Popular Names. 
IV. Books about North American Butterflies . . 69-74 
Early Writers; Later Writers; Periodicals. f. 
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