ILLUSTRATIONS 



FIGURE PAGE 



XII. Upper, a Cassowary {Casuarius galealus) from the island of Coram 

 in the Moluccas; lower, the South American King Vulture 

 {Sarcoramphus papa). Courtesy of the National Zoological Park. . . 22 



Plate VI 



XIII. Upper, a group of European Flamingos {Phoenkoptcrus roscus); 

 lower, two American Egrets {Casmerodius cgrclla). Courtesy of the 

 National Zoological Park 26 



Plate VII 



XIV. A Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Testudo vicina) from Albemarle Island 

 in the Galapagos group. Courtesy of the National Zoological 

 Park 30 



XV. Upper, the Matamata (Chelys fimbriata), a South American fresh 

 water turtle; photograph by William Palmer of a specimen at the 

 National Zoological Park; lower, the Gila Monster {Hdoderma 

 suspectum). Courtesy of the National Zoological Park 30 



Plate VIII 

 XVI. Upper left, a Fungus Gnat {CeroteUon bcllulus) which habitually 

 alights on spider webs; upper right, a Robber or Asilid Fly {Om- 

 matius marginellus) devouring another fly; middle right, a moth 

 (Lygn's diversiUneata) showing the curious resting position; lower 

 right, the same moth in side view; lower left, a moth {Carama 

 cretata) in resting position; lower middle, the same moth, back view. 

 Photographs by Mr. H. S. Barber 34 



Plate IX 



XVII. Upper left, a West Indian Fire-fly {Pyrophorus noctiluciis) seen 

 from the lower side, showing the large light organ; photograph by 

 Dr. James A. Hyslop; upper right, a moth {Schiziira leptiuoidcs) 

 in resting position; photograph by Mr. H. S. Barber; lower right, 

 another moth {lanassa scmirufcscens) in resting position; photograph 

 by Mr. H. S. Barber; center, an acrobatic moth {Adoncta spinuloides) 

 in resting position; photograph by Mr. H. S. Barber; middle left, a 

 curious and rare pyralid moth {Meskea dyspteraria) from eastern 

 Texas, showing the attitude at rest; the caterpillars of this moth live 

 in stem galls on Malviscus and Ahiitilon, plants related to the cotton; 

 photograph by Mr. H. S. Barber; lower left, a pair of the same, 

 upper female, lower male; photograph by Mr. H. S. Barber 38 



Plate X 



XVIII. Upper, the pyralid moth {Meskea dyspteraria) given in the preceding 

 figure showing the attitude at rest on a flat surface; lower left, the 

 moth (lanassa semirufcscens) shown in dorsal view in the preceding 

 figure, lower right; lower right, the moth {Schizura leptinoides) shown 

 in dorsal view in the preceding figure, upper right. Photographs by 



Mr. H. S. Barber 44 



