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No. of Fig. Page 



80. Cartouches from Temples of Philae representing Sacred Scarabaeus, Ibis, etc 153 



81. Cicindela campestris ........... 156 



82. Carabus purpureus 156 



83. Chinese Cicindela - . 156 



84. The Ant-Lion (Myrmeleon formicarius), and its Pit . . . . . 157 



85. Bird-Eating Spider (Mygale avicularia) killing a Humming-Bird . . 162 



86. Return of Ants after a Battle, magnified . 165 



87. Ant about to milk Aphides, highly magnified 170 



88. Honey- Ant: Myrmecocyctus Mexicanus . .173 



89. Warrior Termites : Termes bellicosus. Soldier, Workman, male and female 176 



90. Village of Warrior Termites 177 



91. Nest of the Tree Termite : Termes arborum 181 



92. The Bury ing- Beetle : Necrophorus sepultor 183 



93. Burying-Beetles interring a small Rat 184 



94. Mole-Cricket, natural size : Gryllotalpa vulgaris 185 



95. Garden-Spider (Epeira diadema), male and female 189 



96. Mason-Spider (Mygale ccementaria), and Interior of its Dwelling . . . 191 



97. Goat-Moth and Willow-Eating Caterpillar : Cossus ligniperda . . . 193 



98. Carpenter-Bee and its Chambers for its Young 1 96 



99. Larvae of the Clothes-Moth (Tinea sarcitella), magnified .... 198 



100. Clothes-Moth in its butterfly state, magnified 199 



101. Sheath Phryganea: Phryyanea striata. Larva and Adult Insect . . 199 



102. Giant Sirex (Sirex giganteus), the Larva of which gnaws lead . . . 200 



103. Aquatic Spider and its Diving-Bell . . 203 



104. Paper-Making Wasps : Vespa nidulans 206 



105. Nest of the Paper-Making Wasp . 207 



106. Pine Bombyx or Phalaena : Phalcena Bombyx pini 211 



107. Pine-Eating Phalaena : Phalcena Bombyx pinivora 214 



103. Nuptial Chamber of the Pine Hylesinus . . ... . . . .216 



109. ConePyralis: Tortrix Strobiliana. Caterpillar and Butterfly . . . 217 



110. Common European Mole : Talpa Europcea . . ... . . 220 



111-113. Flesh-Eating Coleoptera of the family Carabidee : Calosoma sycophanta; 



Anthia duodecimpunctata ; Carabus gryphceus . . . ... . 223 



114. Giant Scarites (Scarites Icevigatus) in its lurking-place . . . . 224 



115. Nest of the Common Magpie : Corvus pica --'.-. . . . . 227 



116. The King Penguin : A ptenodytes Patagon ica .. . . . . 229 



117. Moa or Gigantic Dinornis (D. giganteus) and Apteryx (A. Mantelli) . . 231 



118. Comparative Dimensions of Birds' Eggs : 1, of the Epiornis ; 2, of the Os- 



trich ; 3, of the Hen ; 4, of the Humming-Bird 236 



119. Nest of the Saw-Beaked Humming-Bird : Petasophora serrirostris . . 237 



120. Nest of the Mound-Building Mcgapodius, vertical section . . . . 241 



121. Nest of the Mound-Building Megapodius, seen from above .... 241 



122. Australian Landscape, with Nest of the Mound-Building Megapodius . . 243 



123. Nest of the Penduline Titmouse : Parns pendulinus 247 



124. Nest of the Cape Titmouse : Panis Capensis . .. . . , . . 248 



125. Nest of a Community of the African Social Grossbeaks : Lojcia soda . 249 



126. Tailor-Bird and Nest : Sylvia sutoria 253 



127. Nest of the Golden Oriole : Oriolus gnlbula 254 



128. Nest of the Common Wren : Troglodytes Europceus 256 



