VI 



PREFACE 



of entomology. The number of British Butterflies, however, is 

 so limited that a place has been found for a figure and a de- 

 scription of every species ; and, of the larger moths, many 

 of the common and typical kinds have been included. An 

 introduction to the study of the Micro -lepidoptera has also 

 been added. 



No trouble has been spared to render this work thoroughly 

 practical. In addition to the verbal descriptions of so many 

 species, twelve coloured plates and a large number of wood- 

 cuts have been specially prepared to help the student in his 

 work. It is believed that the extreme care with which these 

 have been produced will render them of the greatest assist- 

 ance to the collector in the recognition of his specimens. 



But he has not only to recognise his specimens he must 

 first catch them ; and here full directions have been given to 

 insure success in this part of his work, as well as in the 

 management, preservation, and arrangement of his captures. 



The Author hopes that this volume may be the means of 

 adding many happy hours hours of the purest enjoyment 

 to the lives of those whom he has succeeded in luring into 

 the fields and lanes and woods of the Out-door World. 



