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Fig. 19.— Xzst of tue Goldfinch. 



INSTINCT AND INTELLIGENCE. 



CHAPTEE II. 



36. Migration of the lemmings. — 37. Vast migration of field-mice of 

 Kamtschatkai. — 38. Instincts conservative of species stronger than 

 tliose conservative of individuals. — 39, 40. Instincts of insects for the 

 preservation of their posthumous offspring. — 41. 42. Transformations 

 of insects — Precautions in the depositions of eggs. — 43. Habitation 

 constructed by liparis chrysorrhea for its young. — 44. Examples men- 

 tioned by Beaumnr and Degeer. — 45. Expedients for the exclusion of 

 light from the young. — 46. Example of the common white butterlly. 

 — 47. Manceuvres of the gadfly to get its eggs into the horse's 

 stomach. — 48. The ichneumon. — 49. Its use in preventing the undue 

 multiplication of certain species. — 60. Its form and habits.— 51. The 

 nourishment of its larvae. — 52. The sexton beetle. — 53. Their pro- 

 cesses in burying carcasses. ■ — ■ 54. Anecdote of them related by 

 Strauss. — 55. Singular anecdote of the gymnopleui-us pilularius. — 

 56. Such acts indicate reasoning. — 57. Anecdote of a sphez told by 

 Darwin. — 58. Indications of intelligence in this case. — 59. Anecdote 

 of a sexton beetle related by CMeditsch. — 60. Indications of reason in 

 this case. — 61. Anecdote of ants related by Reaumur.— 62. Anecdote 

 of aots related by Dr. Franklin. — 63. Anecdote of the bee related by 

 Mr. Wailes. — 64. Anecdote of the humble bee by Huber. — 0.), 



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