ABBREVIATIONS OF GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES. 



*■ Centra] America. 



Antic. — Anticosti. 

 Ark. — Arkansas. 



Aris. Arizona. 



Ansa. — Assiniboia, Canada. 



^«.— Atlantic. 



Br. ^m.— British America. 



Br. Col. — Britisli Columbia. 



Cdla. — California. 



Cent. Am. 



C. Am. 



Col. — Colorado. 



Conn. — Connecticut. 



Dak. — Dakota. 



6a. — Georgia. 



GmZ/«.— Gulf States. 



la. — Iowa. 



III. — Illinois. 



Ind. — Indiana. 



Ind. Terr. — Indian Territory. 



Kans. — Kansas. 



Ky. — Kentucky. 



Labr. — Labrador. 



L. I. — Long Island. 



Mass. — Massachusetts. 



Md. — Maryland. 



Me. — Maine. 



Mex. — Mexico. 



Mich. — Mich igan . 



Minn. — Min n esota. 



Miss. — Mississippi. 



Mo. — Missouri. 



Mont. — Montana. 



A'. B. — New Brunswick. 



N. C. — North Carolina. 



N. E.—'Sew England. 



Neb. — Nebraska. 



N. F'laud. — Newfoundland. 



Nev. — Nevada. 



N. H. — New Hampshire. 



N. J. — New Jersey. 



N. Mex. — New Mexico. 



N. Sco. — Nova Scotia. 



N. F.— New York. 



N. W. Terr.— North West Territory, 



Canada. 

 Ont. — Ontario. 

 Oreg. — Oregon. 

 Pa. — Pen nsyl vania. 

 Pac. — Pacific. 

 Queb. — Quebec. 

 8. ^ro.— South America. 

 San Berno. — San Bernardino. 

 Saskatch. — Saskatchawan. 

 S«.— States. 

 Tenn. — Ten n essee. 

 U. S.— United States. 

 Va. — Virginia. 



Vane. Isld. — Vancouver's Island. 

 W. Ind. — West Indies. 

 Wis. — Wisconsin. 

 Wash. — Washington. 

 W. Fa.— West Virginia. 



SIGNS USED. 



% , male ; J , female. 



* mention of preparatory stages, or habits of butterfly. 



Aber. — Aberration, sport. 



Auct. — On authority of. 



Coll. — Collection of. 



£2/.— Taken by. 



