vi CONTENTS AND ILLUSTRATIONS 



A WOODLAND TRAGEDY 71 



THE BUTCHER-BIRD 74 



THE BUTCHER-BIRD'S WIFE . . .... 75 



PAKT OF HIS LARDER . . . . I . .76 



HIS WIFE IMPALING A HARVEST-MOUSE .... 79 



BEETLLS AND FIELD-MOUSE 84 



" I WANT THAT FLY " 86 



THE WIFE ON HER NEST 87 



MARRIAGE AMONG THE CLOVERS .... 94 



FEMALE BEGONIA FLOWERS 96 



THE SEED-BAG 98 



FLOWERS IN BUD . . . . . . . 99 



MALE FLOWER, FRONT VIEW . . . . IOO 



MALE FLOWER, BACK VIEW IOI 



DUTCH CLOVER IN SIX ASPECTS .... 105-113 



STRAWBERRY CLOVER IN FIVE ASPECTS . . . 115-119 



THOSE HORRID EARWIGS 121 



PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN . . . . . .124 



PORTRAIT OF A LADY . . . . . .125 



WITH WINGS EXPANDED 128 



BEGINNING TO CLOSE 129 



SEVEN FURTHER STAGES 130-136 



THE TAIL HELPS 137 



THE USE OF THE PINCERS .138 



THE TAIL STRAIGHTENED AGAIN 139 



THE WING BENEATH THE WING-CASE . 140 



THE WING-CASE RAISED 14! 



SITTING ON HER EGGS 142 



HER BROOD OF CHICKS 143 



CAMPODEA 144 



THE EARWIG'S MOUTH 145 



THE FIRST PAPER-MAKER ...... 148 



FAMILY PORTRAITS 150 



THE CITY, TWO DAYS OLD .156 



THE CITY, FIVE DAYS OLD . . . . - .157 



