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WORKS ON ENTOMOLOGY. 



THE FOLLOWING WORKS ON ENTOMOLOGY, PUB- 

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 Science : 



Proceedings of the Entomological Society of 

 Philadelphia. 



Series complete in 6 volumes. Octavo. Containing nearly 

 3,000 pages, and 32 plates. Nearly out of print. $20. 



Transactions of the American Entomological 

 Society. 



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The Butterflies of North America. 



By AVm. H. Edwards. Quarto. Published in Quarterly 

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The Practical Entomologist. 



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