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moths and butterflies, and one must be busy with net 

 and poison-box, not forgetting the tin case in which to 

 place larvas for the breeding-cage, and especially remem- 

 bering to carry home some of the plant upon which they 

 feed. 



Some of these places are so rough and thick with 

 bramble growth, and vegetation of like nature, that 

 walking is really hard work. The lava-rocks ar§ sharp, 

 and the numerous grasses with hooks, such as the 

 " Amour Sec," together with the thorns of the prickly 

 pear, make a formidable barrier for the pedestrian. 

 There are, however, no poisonous snakes to dread, no 

 biting animals of any sort larger than flies, so that the 

 inconvenience of the thorns and pricks is all that need 

 be feared. 



On returning home from the expedition, all the various 

 wants and requirements of the specimens must be 

 attended to. The caterpillars have to be put into 

 breeding-cages, which should have been already pre- 

 pared for them. Different kinds which feed on the 

 same plant may be put together. Care must, however, 

 be taken not to put any cannibal species, such as the 



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