. The butterflies of the eastern United States and Canada [microform] : with special reference to New England. Butterflies; Butterflies; Papillons; Papillons. v^ TIIK MKJRATIONS OF HUTTKRFMKS. 1079 ^ tlew , and never crowded Into swarms. Most of lliese l)uttorMies passeil over our streets nt too ^I'l'it a heljclit to permit close inspection—a few alif^litinsr liere and tliere on lamp-posts, siijn-boards. or in the more rural parts on Mowers. It was from these that I obtained the speeinu'ns in my collection. 'I'lu'V nearly all looked worn and shattered, and tliere were no fresli specim
. The butterflies of the eastern United States and Canada [microform] : with special reference to New England. Butterflies; Butterflies; Papillons; Papillons. v^ TIIK MKJRATIONS OF HUTTKRFMKS. 1079 ^ tlew , and never crowded Into swarms. Most of lliese l)uttorMies passeil over our streets nt too ^I'l'it a heljclit to permit close inspection—a few alif^litinsr liere and tliere on lamp-posts, siijn-boards. or in the more rural parts on Mowers. It was from these that I obtained the speeinu'ns in my collection. 'I'lu'V nearly all looked worn and shattered, and tliere were no fresli specimens amoufj lliem : clearly indicating that they were not raised in the ueigldjorliooil of the city, hut had come from distant parts. On the IHtli some of the straiislers were still to he seen, hut on the I'.HIi they had all disap- peared. The second misratiou took place last fall [181!;!]. I)nt did not reach San Fran- cisco. ... By comparing notes received from Mr. Johnson, of .Marin Comity, I liave come to tlie conclusion that the country to the northward crowded witli tliis Vanessa, must liave sent , least one colony -oiitli; and I was told hy theahovc-meiitiomcl ^'entlcman, thestatement heinj; confirmed by several intellijient farmers of tlie same nei^jhlmrhood, thfttlarire numbers of a brown hiittcrtly liail come from San (iueiitiii, and crossed over that part of tlie bay whicli stretclies between San Hafael and Saucelito. .\bout llie same time, iireat numbers of the same insect were observed iii Lanunita Valley, at tlio base of Tainal Pais, wliere tlie swarms gatliered In a j^reat crowd, and disappeared as suddenly as tliey came. (I'roc. Cal. acad. iiat. sc , ili: 124.) Perhaps, however, the most strikiiifj iii8t!'e in motlern , l)eeimse noticed and recorded hy so many jn'rsons, is the invasion of Europe liy great swarms of V^anessa eardni (hn'ing the .snnuiM'v of 1?<7!I. Tiiey were; ohserved at the end of May at two points (;onisi<leral)ly di
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