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WILD NATURE'S WAYS. 



was accidentally dis- 

 covered whilst hunting 

 for a redstart's nest in 

 an old stone wall in 

 Westmoreland. 



I have met with 

 the swallow- tailed 

 moth close to London 

 on both the northern 

 and southern sides, and 

 one of our greatest 

 living authorities has 

 stated that it is not 

 uncommon in sub- 

 urban gardens. 



Mimicr}', or " the 

 close external likeness 

 which causes things 

 really quite imlike to 

 be mistaken for each other," is one of the most 

 fascinating b3'paths of natural history. 



The upper parts of many British moths bear 

 such a remarkable resemblance to patches of 

 lichen that, when resting on the shady sides of 

 stone walls and the trunks of trees, they are 

 readily mistaken for something belonging to the 

 vegetable instead of the animal kingdom. 



The wings of the lappet moth bear a wonderful 

 likeness to a dead brown leaf, not alone in colour. 



ANGLE MOTH 

 ON DEAD 



BEECH LEAVES 



