BUTTERFLY COLLECTING IN INDIA. 51] 
made my own setting box, which consists of an ordinary small sized store box, 
fram which I have removed the linoleum 
lining, cut it into strips and then glued the 
linoleum to strips of wood which are screwed 
to wooden fillets and secured by small 
screws to the bottom of the box ; the soft ? 14 
wood ferming the bottom of the box takes a 
pin well enough. I give here a sketch of it. 
The top and bottom are not hinged together; 
so that each half can be manipulated easily. 
I have found the box most satisfactory and 
carry it about on all my tours, so as to get 
fresh set specimens for my collection. The 
continental pin is white, 1} inches long and : LS. 4 
-of varying thicknesses ; unless it is made es 
of nickel, it rots pretty soon in India, but nickel pins are rather too pliable to 
please me. I use black enamelled brass pins of two sizes, both pretty stout ; 
1} inch long for large butterflies and 1 inch for small ones; Nos. 4 and 2 
“a 
Kirby and Beards ; it would probably be better to confine oneself to one size 
Pins these are best obtained from Watkins and Doncaster. 
Always pin a butterfly thus; with the pin sloping well 
Forward, To set the butterfly, pin it to the board, taking 
care that the slot is wide enough to take the body easily 
and no more ; with the long legged Papilionids it is a Frg. 3. 
good thing to told the legs up against the body during 
setting by means ofa strip of cardboard on the pin below the body ; see that the 
point of junction between the wings and the body is just on a level with the top 
of the board or a shade above. Then bend down the wings on either side by 
means of a pin arrangement like this; A 
needle is a 6 inches long for large 
and 4inches for small butterflies, Bis a B 
glass headed pin and C a small cube of 
cork or linoleum. Then pull forward the A 
wings by means of a setting needle, which 
should be inserted lightly just behind a : 
vein about the middle of the forward side FT rs: 6. 
-of the wing ; don’t make more holes than 
you can help and ease the pressure on the glass headed pin as the wings are 
pulled forward ; the setting needle merely consists of an ordinary fine needle 
with a blob of sealing wax at the eye end, The sketch shows how far forward 
the wings should be pulled. Having 
arranged the antenne satisfactorily, 
using temporary pins as necessary, 
secure the wings by strips of clean 
paper, of the kind used for the pages 
of this journal, by means of small 
pins. Do not be in an hurry to take 
the butterfly off the setting board ; 
wait until the body has been stiff 
for 24 hours ; a large butterfly may |} 
take a week to set, while a small blue 
will not take more than two days, To 
relax butterflies for setting, use a tin oe 
box with several thicknesses of damp Ey 
blotting paper at the bettom ; place a MS h 
clean piece of stout writing paper on the blotting paper and put the butter- 
