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increases. With the approach of cold weather the animal 
begins gradually to lose " water, and with sudden decrease in 
temperatures rather marked drops, to a minimum of G5 per cent, 
TABLE 3 
Showing the changes in water content of Chortophaga viridi fas data during different 
stages of its life-cycle 
"WEIGHT OF ANIMAL 
STAGE OF GROWTH 
CONDITION 
PER CENT OF WATER 
grams 
0.0598 
Nj^mph 
Growing 
74.9 
0.0648 
Nymph 
Growing 
76.8 
0.0749 
Nymph 
Growing 
73.2 
0.0800 
Nymph 
Growing 
75.2 
0.0895 
Nymph 
Growing 
77.6 
0.1100 
Nymph 
Growing 
77.8 
0.1700 
Nymph 
Growing 
73.8 
0.2498 
N}-mph 
Growing 
74.1 
0.0700 
Nym{)h 
Hibernating 
64.8 
0.0750 
Nymjih 
Hibernating 
60.6 
0.0750 
Nj'mph 
Hibernating 
65.4 
0.0725 
Nj-mph 
Hibernating 
65.6 
0.0848 
Nymj)h 
Hibernating 
64.7 
0.0840 
Nymph 
Hibernating 
66.7 
0.0885 
Nymi)h 
Hibernating 
66.0 
0.1020 
Nymph 
Hibernating 
65.7 
0.2780 
Adult 
Growing 
76.5 
0.3850 
Adult 
Growing 
73.4 
0.3715 
Adult 
Growing 
75.3 
0.3150 
Adult 
Growing 
74.7 
0.4130 
Adult 
Growing 
73.4 
0.4230 
Adult 
Old 
67.0 
0.1350 
Adult 
Old 
61.5 
0.2640 
Adult 
Old 
68.6 
0.3020 
Adult 
Old 
69.3 
0.2480 
Adult 
Old 
63.2 
0.3970 
Adult 
Old 
61.6 
0.3630 
Adult 
Old 
61.5 
0.4570 
Adult 
Old 
64.9 
occur. The water content then remains at this minimum during 
the remainder of cold weather. Despite this preparation for 
the winter by a falling off in the percentage of water, the process 
seems one quite easily changed at any period by exposure to a 
