Pai*t I (and possiisffy Part II) will be ready^ by Novm 1st, 



and will be sent post free on receipt of 



ISm 1dm for each partm 



A New Illustrated and advanced Text-Book on British 



Butterflies, 



ENTITLED 



A Natural History 



OF THE 



British Butterflies. 



J. W. TUTT, F.E.S., 



Will shortly be published in from 30 to 40 Parts, at Is. each Part net. 



The book will be on the lines of The Natural History of the British 

 Lepidoptera, and will comprise full detailed accounts of the Synonymy, Original 

 description, Gynandromorphs, Variation (original descriptions of all named 

 forms). Egg-laying, Egg, Habits of Larva, Larva, Puparium, Pupa. Food-plants, 

 Parasites, Time of appearance. Habits, Habitats, Localities, Distribution, &c. 



To subscribers to The Natural History of British, Lejndojdera, the first 

 20 parts will be sent post free for 15s., payable in advance (the other parts 

 pro rata). To non-subscribers to this work, the first 20 parts will be forwarded 

 for 17s. 6d., payable in advance. To those who buy the parts from month to 

 month as issued, the charge will be the net face value of each part, and will be 

 sent post free on receipt of Is. Id. 



It is proposed to publish each part monthly, the first part very shortly, 

 about November 1st. It is expected that the work will form, when com- 

 plete, two volumes of the same size, and exactly parallel with The Natural History 

 of the British Lepido^itera, of which it may be considered a constituent part. 



The only real reasons for printing it apart from that series, are (1) The large 

 accumulation of matter already in hand. (2) The fact that a good butterfly 

 book is really wanted, and could not possibly be reached for some years, in the 

 series of our great work. (3) The easier method of publication to the author in 

 preparing a regular monthly instalment. 



An attempt will be made to deal with eggs and pupae, as well as imagines 

 and larvae, in the illustrations. Mr. A. E. Tonge has already promised to lend 

 us photographs of many of the eggs which our friends have generously supplied 

 for the purpose. 



We hope to make the volume really worthy of serious study to all advanced 

 lepidopterists, and shall be glad of as much help as possible. Short diagnoses 

 of gynandromorphic examples are particularly needed. 



Please enter my name as a subscriber for copies to the forthcoming 



work, A Natural History of the British Butterflies, for the first 20 parts of 

 which I forward the sum of 15s. (or 17s. 6d.) as set forth above. 



Navie 



Address 



J. W. TuTT, 119, Westcombe Hill. S.E. 



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