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Birds attacking Butterflies and Moths

Nature volume 65, page 415 (1902)Cite this article

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I WAS much interested in the letter in NATURE of January 16 on the frequent capture of butterflies in India by the King Crow, as some years ago I experimented with a captive bird of this species, and found that it avoided “warningly-coloured” butterflies when possible, and was deceived by mimicry (J. A. S. B., ii. 1897, p. 651).

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FINN, F. Birds attacking Butterflies and Moths. Nature 65, 415 (1902). https://doi.org/10.1038/065415a0

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