. Zoological illustrations, or, Original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals, selected chiefly from the classes of ornithology, entomology, and conchology, and arranged according to their apparent affinities . oths. Intheir slow flight, long transparent wings, and proneness toimitate death on being handled, they afford a most beautifulanalogy to the Heliconian Butterflys. Both have theirchief metropolis in equinoctial America, and both find theirprototypes in the lovely family of Erycinidae. It is reallysurprizing that searchers after the natural system, shouldhave ov
. Zoological illustrations, or, Original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals, selected chiefly from the classes of ornithology, entomology, and conchology, and arranged according to their apparent affinities . oths. Intheir slow flight, long transparent wings, and proneness toimitate death on being handled, they afford a most beautifulanalogy to the Heliconian Butterflys. Both have theirchief metropolis in equinoctial America, and both find theirprototypes in the lovely family of Erycinidae. It is reallysurprizing that searchers after the natural system, shouldhave overlooked such a group. Among the comparatively few genera of this division,found in India and the adjacent islands, is that now firstdefined : and we illustrate it by a new and very rare species,even in its OAvn country. It was twice seen by Mr. Cun-ningham, on the North West Coast of Australia ; once inshady woods descending to the shores of York Island, andagain in nutmeg woods adjoining Brunswick Bay. The form of the wings, which strongly resemble those ofthe sub-family Papilionse will immediately distinguish thisfrom all the American genera. The plant, Pattersoniafflauca, is of a sub-genus also peculiar to New Holland. il ■- (Cc
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