they seem to prefer other dis- 

 tricts. 



In all probability, it is many 

 scores of years since the Anosiae 

 first began to seek this penin- 

 sula upon the advent of cold 

 weather elsewhere. Their an- 

 nual gathering here confirms a 

 theory long held by entomolo- 

 gists concerning them. Care- 

 ful and continued study of their 

 habits has led scientists for 

 some time past to believe that 

 upon the advent of the cold sea- 

 son they migrate to warmer 

 localities, where they live 

 throughout the winter in all the 

 glory of their winged beauty. 

 It is well known that they do 

 not hibernate, which differen- 

 tiates them radically from the 



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