THE BUTTERFLY. 
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will even be three or four tails upon the same 
wing. 
One of the long-tailed butterflies,* of Brazil, 
is a giant compared to any found in this country, 
and the wings are of a brilliant blue. They 
glisten and shine in the sun so much that birds 
are said to be dazzled by them, and often suffer 
the butterfly to escape. 
The butterfly, with her broad sails of wings, 
is able to support herself for a long time in the 
air. She seldom flies in a straight line, but in 
* Papilio menelaus. 
