THE BUTTERFLY. 
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Fancy a magnificent butterfly,* as large as a 
bird; with wings of a deep velvetty black, with 
broad stripes of green, that shine like silk, and 
spots of black and orange, that sparkle like gold. 
Or another, a long-tailed butterfly, f of a dark 
brown colour, with patches of the most brilliant 
blue, and sprinkled all over with points of green, 
that make the wings look as if they were pow¬ 
dered with gold dust. Or a third, with one pair 
of wings of a golden green, and the other pan of 
a bright flame colour, that changes to purple, 
or flashes into red, while you are looking at it. 
Another is called Urania, and as Urania means 
heavenly, it is a very suitable name. This 
butterfly{ is .found only in the West Indian 
Islands, and is never seen in the heat of the 
day, but reposes on the under-side of leaves, and 
so protects herself from the fierce rays of the 
sun. 
A traveller in Jamaica was very anxious to 
see her, and watched for her coming every day. 
But it was not until the spring, when the blos¬ 
soms of the pear-trees were all bursting forth, 
that she made her appearance. At first, only one 
or two arrived, and they came before it was 
light in the morning. But by and bye, numbers 
of them began to flutter about the blossoms, and 
* Ornithoptera priamus. f Papilio Paris. X U. Sloanus. 
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