Butterflies collected in the Shire Valley, East Africa
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PrintThe collection of butterflies was compiled by Horace Waller while in the Shire River Valley (Malawi and Mozambique). It is a collection of sixty-six original butterflies, identified with scientific name, pressed on photographic paper, with outlines and some color added later. They are mostly titled in ink with some observations on appearance (when caterpillar), behavior (speed of movement), habitat (i.e. shade, near specific type of trees), location (along paths), color, and scarcity. Preserved in an oblong album (5 by 11 ins.) with paper wrappers, the upper cover being titled in ink by Kirk and signed with monogram. There are notations for some indicating individuals who described specific species for Entomology Society.|The album was previously thought to have have been compiled by Sir John Kirk, as described in the original Russell E. Train collection catalog entry. The album may have been in Kirk's possession at some point.
1832-1922
1832
1922
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Russell E. Train Africana Collection, 1663-1996, Smithsonian Institution Library, c. 1894-1939
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