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like manner, belongs to the typical order of perchers 

 among birds, and the Quadrumana or Frimnten among 

 quadrupeds. In each of these, the power of locomotion 

 is most developed and complete ; and the feet are con- 

 sequently more perfectly formed for such purposes than 

 in any other. If we look to the metamorphoses of the 

 iuliform butterflies, the analogy is further strengthened. 

 Their transformation is not merely complete, but nearly 

 all change into chrysalis with the head directed upwards. 

 To this remarkable fact, which is an essential part of 

 the sublime instruction conveyed to us by these em- 

 blems of our own resurrection, we attach the greatest 

 importance ; and we accordingly find it to be one of 

 the leading features of the most perfect sort of meta- 

 morphosis. The iuliform, or pre-eminent type of 

 larva thus agrees with the pre-eminent orders of qua- 

 drupeds and of birds ; all agreeing in being the most 

 perfect of their kind. The raptorial type (called by 

 some the Scolopendriforni) is the next in succession. 

 "We have seen that there is a character of evil belonging 

 to this type, even under the apparently harmless form 

 of a caterpillar ; and if any one should be inclined to 

 term this fanciful,'he would soon change his opinion 

 upon handling one of the spined caterpillars of Brazil, 

 the pain of which (caused by its poisonous spines) 

 would cripple his fingers for many hours. Now, one 

 of the great characters of all the examples of this type 

 throughout nature, is to be less perfect in their con- 

 struction than the last, but to be endowed with one 

 advantage, — that of strength. Such a power, in fact, is 

 inseparable from their nature. The falcons and vul- 

 tures among birds, and the carnivorous beasts among 

 the quadrupeds, being the most cruel and ferocious, are 

 consequently stronger than any others. The same ob- 

 servation is applicable to the butterflies of this type ; 

 they are well known to be the strongest in make, and 

 the most powerful in flight, of all the diurnal lepido- 

 ptera ; while they show a marked inferiority to the iuli- 

 form butterflies, by having the two fore feet so short 



