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on the hand ; from which I shake them into 

 hot water.'' They may then be gummed on 

 small wedges of stiff paper, in the manner here- 

 after directed. It would be very desirable, and 

 assist very much in the investigation of the spe* 

 cies, if the insects taken from the different kinds 

 of birds and animals, were labelled with the 

 name of the bird or animal on which they 

 were found. 



The trunks of trees, pales, and walls (parti- 

 cularly under the projections), bushes }n woods, 

 shrubs, &c. in gardens, should be carefully exa- 

 mined for many species of moths, which are not 

 found at other seasons. These are easily caught 

 by the forceps ; or in a pill box, by placing the 

 box and lid partly opened close to the insect, 

 and shutting it in. The upper side of the wings 

 of moths must on no account be touched with 

 the fingers, but the underside of the thorax niay 

 be pressed sufficiently hard to kill them without 

 injuring their plumage, before they are pierced. 

 Small moths, &c. had better be killed by sulphur, 

 as hereafter directed, 



