THE STAG-BEETLE 19 



It was by a curious coincidence that I had 

 just brought home the book, the title of which 

 heads this article, and the very first page I opened 

 up was the one containing this excellent picture 

 of the stag-beetle, which has been kindly lent 



THE STAG-BEETLE 



by the publishers. Naturally Eric and I were 

 curious to know what Mr. Hudson had to tell 

 us about him. He tells us what in fact we had 

 just found out for ourselves, namely, that 



" during the last week in June we can look for 

 the appearance of our most majestical insect; 

 he is an evening flier, and a little before sunset 



