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12,000 feet, above which, and up to 14,000 feet, 

 it has been taken on Mt. Lincohi, Sierra Blanca, 

 the Argentine Pass, Pike's Peak, and Twin Lakes. 

 It is, however, regarded by some as only a variety 

 of a species found farther north. In any case it is 

 either a distinct species or well on the road to it ; 

 and so far as its interest in this connection goes, it 

 matters little in which light it be viewed. The 

 other species, the Dappled Fritillary (Brenthis 

 montinus), will, in my judgment, certainly be found 

 beyond the great range of the White Mountains, 

 whence only it is so far known. I should look for 

 it confidently above the forest line in the Adiron- 

 dacks, and on Ktaadn, as well as other elevated 

 and barren heights. It has been reported as seen 

 on Black Mountain near Thornton, N. H., which 

 is wooded to the summit ; but an actual capture 

 would be necessary to establish such a fact. It, 

 too, is regarded by some as merely a variety of an- 

 other species found farther north, and this northern 

 species occurs as near as southern Labrador and 

 Anticosti, and ranges across the country to Great 

 Slave Lake. It is, however, separable from it, and 

 whether to be looked on as a distinct species or 

 merely as a variety is a pure matter of individual 

 idiosyncrasy. The question is similar to the pre- 



