62 NATURE STUDY 



Swallow-tail butterflies, the Mourning Cloak, and ilie 

 Milkweed or Monarch, as it is often called, are larger, 

 more beautiful, and more interesting, if they can be ob- 



Mourning Cloak Butterfly on Willow. I. Larvae. II. Chrysalis. III. Adult. 



taiued. All three of these are easily tamed, and may be 

 kept alive for some time if fed carefully on syrup. The 

 milkweed butterfly is said to migrate like the birds. At 

 any rate, large flocks of them are frequently found rest- 

 ing on bushes and trees in the early fall. The males are 



