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hhick-lirowu, iniicli darker ttiau usual. Fore wings l)r(;a(lcr llian usual, 

 willi tlic costa a litfle mure convex lliaii usual, asheii, mottled lliickly vvilh 

 dull, dark scales, which are arranged in three dirk, dull, obscure, diHusc, 

 liroad hands, of which the outer two unite just Ix'low the median vein to 

 lorm a hroad patch. These lines are zig/:ag and sca!loi)ed on tli(> enter 

 cdge.s, and niai-giiied with whitish points. A parallel row oT irregular, golden 

 scales, especially visiljle on the outer third ol" the wing, and also on the 

 inner edge along its whole length. A scalloped, suhmarginal, white line. 

 Edy-e of the wing dark; fringe uniformly dark. Ilind wiiigs with a distinct 

 discal dot; clear in the middle, l)u(, toward the outer edge, l)ecoming mottled 

 with (lark, with a Ijroad, zigzag, suhmarginal line. Alidomcn dark, ringed 

 with wliitish. 15eneatli pale whilisli cinereous; the lines ol)scurely repeated, 

 especially marked on the costa, wlfndi is tinely dusted with yellowish; abdo- 

 men paler l)eneatli. Legs pale; ffu'c legs dark, narrowly annulated with 

 white. Discal dots faint on both wings. 



' Length of body, 0.52; of lore wing, 0.70; expanse of wings, 1.50 inches. 



This is the largest native species of the genus, and did'ers in its short, 

 dark pal[)i, triangular tore wings, which arc olive-gray, dusted with bright , 

 golden scales on the outer third and on the inner nuirgiu, and very iiiintly on 

 tiie outer edge of the secondaries. 



It is an obscurely marked species, l)ut the plan of the markings is 

 much as in G. polala. The snlnnarginal scalloped line is well marked, the 

 scallops deep and rounded. The double-scalloped, light, exirr,discal line is 

 bent outward below the costa. There are dark and whitish specks and dots 

 on the veins. 



Okak, Northern Labrador, and Caril)0U Island, Southern Lalirador 

 (Packard). It also occurs not uncommonly at the White Mountains, where it 

 was (i.iptured l)y Mr. C. A. Shurlleff, August 1-11, in Tuckerman's Kavine, 

 specimens of which are in the collections of the Boston Society of Natural 

 History. Mr. F. G. Sanljorn has also obtained it from Mount Washington, 

 New llampshi'-e. i\rassachusetts (Morrison). Georgetown and Turkey Creek 

 station, (A)lorado (Mead). 



Specimens taken by Mr. T. L. Mead iii the vicinity of Georgetown, Colo-, 

 at an elevation of 8,01)0 or i),00O feet, expand from 1.45 to L55 inches. The 

 markings are just as in Labrador and White Mountains (New Hampshire) 

 specimens, though with perhaps more golden scales. The Labrador speci- 



