36 NOTES ON LEPIDOPTERA, BY R. ILLIDGE. 
When dropped on the branch of a tree they adhere by 
reason of the glutinous substance noted, and winds and 
rain fail to dislodge them. Germination soon takes place 
for the passage through the bird’s body seems to specially 
fit them for that purpose, and if the tree prove a suitable 
host they thrive, otherwise the young plant dies off 
before attaining any size. 
