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A CORRESPONDENT in NATURE, Dec. 22, states that after fifteen years' experience in butterfly hunting, he has never seen one in a bird's bill. I was not aware the circumstance was unusual, for I have frequently seen the common sparrow chase and capture such butterflies as V. urticæ and P. rapæ. It is quite a hare and greyhound affair, the butterfly often eluding for some time the swift pounces of its pursuer, so that the hunt is a long one.
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B., T. Butterflies and Birds. Nature 3, 166 (1870). https://doi.org/10.1038/003166b0
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