2 7 



THE WALKS ABROAD OF 



minutes of waiting was surprised that it did not rise 

 to the surface. There was, however, not the least 

 need for anxiety on this point : the grebe w.as simply 



TIGEB-BEETLES. 



1, Cicinrftfa campeslris ; 2, Cicitidela sylvatica. 



concealed under some foliage. Its body was entirely 

 covered by water, with the exception only of the beak, 

 at the extremity of which the nostrils are placed, 



