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dropped to the ground, and when the supposed danger appeared 

 to have passed, crawled up again, turned over, and resumed its 

 normal posture. 



C. pJilœas was found to have somewhat similar habits, though 

 the inverted position was not always adopted, and when alarmed 

 it did not fall to the ground, but raised the forewing so as to 

 display its eye-spots. 



Several pictures of the Hesperid A. thaumas showed that 

 this species always rested with the body perfectly horizontal 

 and almost invariably chose the ripe seed-head of the buttercup 

 or plantain. 



Prof. Newstead complimented the exhibitor on the great 

 excellence of the photographs, and Prof. Kellogg also expressed 

 his high appreciation of their beauty and interest. 



The meeting then terminated. 



